Mapfumo Surname

20,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapfumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapfumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe26,3331:58627
South Africa3391:159,81617,958
England1441:386,93126,993
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Iceland151:25,3391,935
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mapfumo (2,434) may also be a first name.

Mapfumo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapfumo is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapfumo? popularity and diffusion

Mapfumo is the 20,202nd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,201 people. The last name Mapfumo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapfumo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 150,079th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 2,434 people.

This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 26,333 people, or 1 in 586. In Zimbabwe Mapfumo is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 19 percent live, Midlands Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Mapfumo Last Name Statistics demography

Mapfumo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.71% less than the national average, earning R 157,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfumoh933/
Mapfuumo931/
Mapfumop931/
Maapfumo931/
Maspfumo931/
Mafumo9212,875/
Mapumo9211/
Mapfoumou884/
Maphumo8664/
Mapfuma8662/
Mapfimo862/
Mafhumo861/
Mafeumo861/
Maffumo861/
Mafoumo861/
Mafoumou804/
Maphumuo801/
Mapuma771,196/
Mafuma77995/
Mafomo77158/
Mapimo7755/
Mapomo7727/
Mafimo7710/
Mofumo771/
Mafouma71304/
Maphuma71132/
Mopoumo7159/
Mafuema7152/
Mepoumo7129/
Mapumha7122/
Mafumha719/
Mafhimo716/
Maphomo715/
Mafumau711/
Mahfuma711/
Mapouma711/
Mapimou711/
Mapiemo711/
Mafimoh711/
Maffomo711/
Maapuma711/
Mhafuma711/
Mapumah711/
Mapumaa711/
Mafhumah677/
Maipumma674/
Maphumha671/
Mopoumou671/
Mefoumou671/
Maffouma671/

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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 Mapfumo
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