Mafwa Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
Mafwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 308 | 1:239,869 | 23,092 |
| Tanzania | 175 | 1:302,524 | 23,291 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mafwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafwa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mafwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 624,505th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafwa are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Mafwa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 239,869. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafwaya | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mafwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafwo | 80 | 787 | / |
| Mafua | 80 | 515 | / |
| Mofwa | 80 | 62 | / |
| Mavwa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mafwe | 80 | 35 | / |
| Mawba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mawva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mabway | 73 | 154 | / |
| Meafua | 73 | 47 | / |
| Maifua | 73 | 40 | / |
| Mafuoa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mafuad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mgafua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Maibwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mawbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mabwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mabwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maabwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mafwot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahfwj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Masfuat | 67 | 46 | / |
| Masfuad | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mahfuah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mafuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashfua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maifewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabwa'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maavwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmaubwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhabhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafouha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mafwa
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