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 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
| 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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Mfaume
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis