Mfaume Surname
Approximately 31,727 people bear this surname
Mfaume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 31,001 | 1:1,708 | 229 |
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Mfaume (9,802) may also be a first name.
Mfaume Demographics
Mfaume Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mfaume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfaume Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mfaume is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfaume? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 17,466th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 229,695 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfaume are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 62,080th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 9,802 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 31,001 people, or 1 in 1,708. In Tanzania Mfaume is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 20 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Mfaume is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Mfaume Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mfaume surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfahume | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mfume | 91 | 118 | / |
| Mfame | 91 | 13 | / |
| Mfoume | 83 | 355 | / |
| Nfaume | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mfaumi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mfum | 80 | 1,959 | / |
| Mfam | 80 | 1,497 | / |
| Mffoume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mfoum | 73 | 867 | / |
| Mfama | 73 | 425 | / |
| Mfuma | 73 | 355 | / |
| Mfome | 73 | 42 | / |
| Mfami | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mfumi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nfume | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nfaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfamy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfaam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfumy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfamd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nfoume | 67 | 202 | / |
| Mpfoum | 67 | 102 | / |
| Mphume | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mfomme | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mfoumi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mphame | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mfouma | 67 | 6 | / |
| M'Foum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mfummi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpfuma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mfuemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfueme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfahmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfoyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfomie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mfaume
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