Mfuko Surname

261,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mfuko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfuko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1951:44,3035,021
South Africa1981:273,62527,113
Kenya891:518,87525,986
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mfuko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfuko is most common in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mfuko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfuko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 261,171st most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,848,667 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mfuko live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mfuko is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,195 people, or 1 in 44,303. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 43 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 19 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Mfuko Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mfuko earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 49.98% less than the national average, earning R 118,860 per year and in United States they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning $19,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfoukou83362/
Mfuka801,295/
Mfoko80172/
Nfuko8067/
Mfiko8056/
M'Foukou778/
Mfikou73300/
Mfouka73278/
Mfokou7332/
Mfuika7321/
M'Fuka7321/
Nfuuko732/
Mfueka732/
Mfokoh732/
Nfouko731/
Mfeuka731/
Mfeukeu6714/
M'Fikou679/
Nfoukou672/
Nfeukou672/
Mfoucka671/
Mphukgo671/

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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 Mfuko
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