Mfufu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mfufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mfufu (8) may also be a first name.

Mfufu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfufu occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfufu? popularity and diffusion

Mfufu is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Mfufu reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 8 people.

The surname Mfufu is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live and Gauteng, where 50 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafufu91365/
Mufufu91255/
Mofufu912/
Mafuefu8334/
Mfuefue8327/
Mfuafua8321/
Mufufau8314/
Mafuufu831/
Mafuifu831/
Mfufi8047/
Mfofu8014/
Mofuf805/
Nfufu805/
Mvufu804/
Mafuf804/
Mfufa801/
Mfafu801/
Mafuefue77137/
Mafuafua7727/
Mafaufau7720/
Mafeufou772/
Mufufawu771/
Mafuvu73900/
Mfuefo7368/
Mofufi7331/
Mafufa7325/
Mufuvu7321/
Mufuvi736/
Mfuofo734/
Mfuphu733/
Mufufe731/
Mafufi731/
Mafufo731/
Mavufu731/
Mofuff731/
Nfuufu731/
Mahfuf731/
Mafau-Fau711/
Mahfouf674,221/
Mafoufi6763/
Mafufah6736/
Mufufya679/
Mufuphi675/
Mefoufi674/
Maffufo673/
Maffouofou671/
Mhfoufi671/
Maafouf671/
Mehfouf671/
Mahfauf671/
Mvfu671/
Mfff671/
Mphifu551/
Mfifeu551/
Mphuphu5062/

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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 Mfufu
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