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 last name Mavunde is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mavunde.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavunde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mavunde is the 319,593rd most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,228,672 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mavunde reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,165 people, or 1 in 45,443. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 88 percent live, Singida Region, where 8 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs 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 devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly 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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