Mavunde Surname

319,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mavunde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1651:45,4435,126
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mavunde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mavunde occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavunde? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 319,593rd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,228,672 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mavunde reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,165 people, or 1 in 45,443. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 88 percent live, Singida Region, where 8 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Mavunde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavhunde931/
Mavgunde931/
Mavunda866,053/
Mabunde86470/
Mawunde86163/
Mavundi8649/
Mavinde861/
Mevunde861/
Mavhunda80228/
Mavhinde8021/
Mavounda8014/
Mabundeh808/
Mabounde803/
Mawounde801/
Mabuunde801/
Mawundie801/
Mavunnda801/
Mahvunda801/
Mavundish751/
Maboundje751/
Mabunda71109,175/
Mavindi71994/
Mevundi71974/
Mabonde71402/
Mabundi71295/
Mawunda71230/
Mawonde71223/
Mavonda71193/
Mobunde7139/
Mawundi712/
Mahabundhe711/
Mewunde711/
Movunda711/
Mabumde711/
Mabounda673,860/
Mayvonda6710/
Mabuinda674/
Mabuunda673/
Maboundi673/
Mavhindi672/
Mabundda672/
Mabundha672/
Mawoundi672/
Maiwundi672/
Mabundai671/
Mabhunda671/
Mobounde671/
Mavinday671/
Mavhonda671/
Mawuindi671/
Mauvindi671/
Mabundit671/

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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 Mavunde
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