Mavuma Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mavuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8931:60,6697,662
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mavuma (93) may also be a first name.

Mavuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mavuma is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mavuma.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 293,736th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,605,805 people. The surname Mavuma is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mavuma are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 93 people.

The last name Mavuma is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 893 people, or 1 in 60,669. In South Africa Mavuma is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 34 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 27 percent reside and Gauteng, where 17 percent reside. Besides South Africa Mavuma occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Botswana, where 8 percent reside.

Mavuma Last Name Statistics demography

Mavuma earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.74% less than the national average, earning R 133,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavhuma92213/
Mavuuma9218/
Mavouma921/
Mavume8311,287/
Mavima83433/
Mawuma83119/
Mabuma83113/
Mavumo8313/
Movuma831/
Mavumi831/
Maswuma7783/
Mavhume7713/
Mabumay772/
Mabumga772/
Mabouma772/
Mawouma772/
Mahwuma771/
Mauwuma771/
Maivumo771/
Mabuuma771/
Mavhumo771/
Mabumma771/
Mampuma771/
Mampouma71105/
Masvuume711/
Maavhima711/
Maboma67451/
Mabumo67221/
Mobuma67103/
Mawumi6785/
Mawume6728/
Mavimo6716/
Mabumi6712/
Mawumo676/
Mawoma672/
Mabume672/
Mawima672/
Mewuma671/
Mavome671/
Movumi671/
Maiboumaa671/
Mowuma671/
Mautbouma671/

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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 Mavuma
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