Magufa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Magufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Magufa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magufa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magufa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magufa is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Magufa are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Magufa is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 67 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magufi8316/
Magoufo7779/
Magupha772/
Magufee772/
Magoufe771/
Magoufi771/
Mangufi771/
Maguffe771/
Maguffy770/
Maguffee71164/
Magoufis7126/
Maguffey7125/
Mangoufi7123/
Magouffo7111/
Magoufit714/
Maguffie714/
Mangupha712/
Maghoufi712/
Mangoufo711/
Magheufi711/
Macguffy711/
Macguffie6799/
Magifo673/
Magguffee671/
Mouggouffa631/
McGuffy6261/
Megoufo6229/
McGuffey571,853/
McGuffie571,746/
McGuffee57755/
Megouffo579/
Manguphy571/
Megoufeu571/
Mougoufo571/
Maguphiy571/
Moguffee571/
Moghoufeh532/

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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
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  • 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 Magufa
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