Mapfuwa Surname
Approximately 686 people bear this surname
Mapfuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 677 | 1:22,804 | 3,445 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mapfuwa (12) may also be a first name.
Mapfuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapfuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mapfuwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapfuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mapfuwa is the 484,676th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,623,245 people. The surname Mapfuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapfuwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name on earth, held by 12 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 677 people, or 1 in 22,804. In Zimbabwe Mapfuwa is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 36 percent reside, Harare Province, where 15 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Mapfuwa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapfouwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuhwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mafuwa | 92 | 1,202 | / |
| Mapuwa | 92 | 141 | / |
| Mapfuva | 86 | 78 | / |
| Mafhuwa | 86 | 52 | / |
| Mapfiwa | 86 | 18 | / |
| Maphuwa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mafuswa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mafeuwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mapfuwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mhapuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maipouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maifouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafuva | 77 | 741 | / |
| Mafuwe | 77 | 717 | / |
| Mafuba | 77 | 277 | / |
| Mapuva | 77 | 92 | / |
| Mapiwa | 77 | 42 | / |
| Mapuwo | 77 | 34 | / |
| Mafiwa | 77 | 32 | / |
| Mapuwe | 77 | 28 | / |
| Mafuwo | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mapuba | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mofuwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mopuwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mefuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapusua | 71 | 230 | / |
| Mapuwei | 71 | 150 | / |
| Mafuvha | 71 | 37 | / |
| Mafuhwe | 71 | 26 | / |
| Maphiwa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mafouba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mafouwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mafeuwo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mefeuwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maipiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafuvah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapouwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafauwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafiwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuvo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafouwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafuwoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mofuywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mopuswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphauwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maipihwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapubhai | 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 Mapfuwa
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