Mafuvu Surname

392,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mafuvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mafuvu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8961:82,4559,492
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Mafuvu (37) may also be a first name.

Mafuvu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mafuvu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mafuvu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuvu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 392,884th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,097,273 people. The surname Mafuvu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuvu live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mafuvu is also the 1,688,769th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 37 people.

It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 896 people, or 1 in 82,455. Aside from The DR Congo Mafuvu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfuvu9210/
Mafuwu83428/
Mafubu835/
Mafumpu77205/
Mafunpu774/
Mapfuwu771/
Mefeuvou711/
Maphubu6250/
Mafobou621/
Mafoweu621/
Mmaphubu572/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafuvu
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