Mapfumu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapfumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mapfumu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mapfumu Last Name Facts

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

Mapfumu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapfumu? popularity and diffusion

Mapfumu is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Mapfumu live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mapfumu is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Mapfumu is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafumu921,218/
Mapumu92103/
Mapfoumou884/
Maphumu862/
Maffumu861/
Mafumau861/
Mafoumou804/
Mefumu771/
Mefoumou671/
Mopoumou671/
Mopuhmoud631/
Mapimou571/
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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 Mapfumu
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