Mavhumbe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mavhumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavhumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mavhumbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mavhumbe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mavhumbe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavhumbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Mavhumbe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mavhumbe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mavhumbe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Mavhumbe is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 100 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavumbe9339/
Mavhumba8851/
Mavhimbe881/
Mavimbe806,183/
Mavumba801,241/
Mavumbi80319/
Mawumbe8062/
Mabumbe8013/
Mavombe801/
Mawoumbe7517/
Mavoumba756/
Mavoumbi752/
Mabhumba751/
Maiwoumbe711/
Mabumbi674,512/
Mabumba672,129/
Mawumba67567/
Mawumbi67200/
Mawombe6782/
Mabombe6778/
Mavimbi6741/
Mavomba6712/
Mewumbe671/
Mobumbe671/
Mevumbi671/
Mabunbe671/

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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 Mavhumbe
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