Mapfuvu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapfuvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapfuvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mapfuvu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapfuvu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mapfuvu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapfuvu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mapfuvu is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Mapfuvu is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Mapfuvu reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 89 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Mapfuvu occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafuvu92900/
Mapfuwu861/
Mafuwu77428/
Mafubu775/
Mafumpu71205/
Maphubu7150/
Mafunpu714/
Mapumpu711/
Mmaphubu672/
Mapoubou671/
Mefeuvou671/
Mapobou5713/
Mafobou571/
Mafoweu571/
Maipoobu531/
Mepeuwou531/

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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 Mapfuvu
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