Mafuwe Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3631:145,84513,314
Zimbabwe3171:48,7017,459
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mafuwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafuwe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mafuwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuwe? popularity and diffusion

Mafuwe is the 468,873rd most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,163,941 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuwe reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mafuwe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 145,845. In Tanzania Mafuwe is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 55 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 44 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafuhwe9226/
Mafouwe923/
Mapfuwe921/
Mafauwe921/
Mafuwa831,202/
Mafube83137/
Mafowe8376/
Mafuve8355/
Mafiwe832/
Mofuwe831/
Mapfuwa77686/
Mafhuwa7752/
Maffowe7711/
Mafeuwa772/
Mafuvhe771/
Mafoube771/
Mafiewe771/
Mafihwe771/
Maphauwe715/
Maifouwa711/
Mapfouwa711/
Mapfuhwa711/
Mafuva67741/
Mofube67404/
Mafubi675/
Mofuwa674/
Mafuvi671/
Mapfuva6278/
Mafuvha6237/
Maphuwa629/
Mofuywa621/
Maphowe621/
Mofiewe621/
Maphiwe621/
Mafoubi621/
Mafeubi621/
Mahfuvit576/

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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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