Mavuka Surname

183,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mavuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8021:67,5538,458
Zimbabwe6341:24,3513,688
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Zambia3151:50,3174,739
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Kenya491:942,44733,788
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Mavuka (237) may also be a first name.

Mavuka Last Name Facts

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

Mavuka has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 183,308th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,145,251 people. The surname Mavuka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mavuka reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mavuka is also the 581,650th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 237 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 802 people, or 1 in 67,553. In South Africa Mavuka is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 34 percent live, Gauteng, where 34 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent live and Malawi, where 17 percent live.

Mavuka Last Name Statistics demography

Mavuka earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.03% less than the national average, earning R 197,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavhuka9247/
Mavukha921/
Mavuika921/
Masvuka921/
Matvukha861/
Mavika832,197/
Mawuka83341/
Mavuko8357/
Movuka833/
Mavuke832/
Mevuka831/
Maiwuka7730/
Mavikai7712/
Mabukha776/
Mavicka775/
Mabuuka773/
Maybuka772/
Mavhuko772/
Mabukah771/
Maewuka771/
Mabauka771/
Mabukea771/
Mabukka771/
Mavhuki771/
Mavhuke771/
Maibukka715/
Mavoukou713/
Mahabuka713/
Mahwauka712/
Maivieka711/
Maibouka711/
Maboukai711/
Mabheuka711/
Masvauke711/
Mawuko671,488/
Mawika67569/
Mavica67477/
Maviko67290/
Mawoka6783/
Mawuki6729/
Movika676/
Mabuca675/
Mowuka674/
Mawuca671/
Mouvoukai671/
Mavoca671/

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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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  • 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 Mavuka
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