Mafuwe Surname
Approximately 717 people bear this surname
Mafuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 363 | 1:145,845 | 13,314 |
| Zimbabwe | 317 | 1:48,701 | 7,459 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Mafuwe Demographics
Average Mafuwe Salary in
South Africa
R 64,740
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafuwe is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafuwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 468,873rd most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,163,941 people. The surname Mafuwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuwe are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 145,845. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 55 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Mafuwe exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 44 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Mafuwe Last Name Statistics demography
Mafuwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.76% less than the national average, earning R 64,740 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafuhwe | 92 | 26 | / |
| Mafouwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mapfuwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafauwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafuwa | 83 | 1,202 | / |
| Mafube | 83 | 137 | / |
| Mafowe | 83 | 76 | / |
| Mafuve | 83 | 55 | / |
| Mafiwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mofuwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuwa | 77 | 686 | / |
| Mafhuwa | 77 | 52 | / |
| Maffowe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mafeuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafuvhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafoube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafiewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafihwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphauwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maifouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafuva | 67 | 741 | / |
| Mofube | 67 | 404 | / |
| Mafubi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mofuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mafuvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuva | 62 | 78 | / |
| Mafuvha | 62 | 37 | / |
| Maphuwa | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mofuywa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maphowe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mofiewe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maphiwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mafoubi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mafeubi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mahfuvit | 57 | 6 | / |
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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 Mafuwe
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