Mfaume Surname

17,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mfaume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfaume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania31,0011:1,708229
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
France71:9,488,960336,266
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mfaume (9,802) may also be a first name.

Mfaume Last Name Facts

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

Mfaume is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfaume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mfaume is the 17,466th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 229,695 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfaume live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mfaume is also the 62,080th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 9,802 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 31,001 people, or 1 in 1,708. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 20 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live and Lindi Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Mfaume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfahume922/
Mfume91118/
Mfame9113/
Mfoume83355/
Nfaume832/
Mfaumi831/
Mfum801,959/
Mfam801,497/
Mffoume771/
Mfoum73867/
Mfama73425/
Mfuma73355/
Mfome7342/
Mfami7312/
Mfumi739/
Nfume737/
Nfaum731/
Mfamy731/
Mfaam731/
Mfumy731/
Mfamd731/
Nfoume67202/
Mpfoum67102/
Mphume6768/
Mfomme6740/
Mfoumi6713/
Mphame6710/
Mfouma676/
M'Foum676/
Mfummi673/
Mpfuma672/
Mfuemi671/
Nfueme671/
Mfahmi671/
Mfoyam671/
Mfomie671/

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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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  • 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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