Mefunya Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Mefunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
Mefunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mefunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mefunya is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mefunya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefunya? popularity and diffusion
Mefunya is the 1,785,358th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mefunya reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mefunya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 588,240. In Tanzania Mefunya is primarily concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 94 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 4 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Mefunya
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