Mfumbe Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mfumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1321:410,43735,867
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mfumbe (10) may also be a first name.

Mfumbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfumbe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfumbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mfumbe is the 1,035,555th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfumbe are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 410,437. In South Africa Mfumbe is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 46 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa Mfumbe exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Mfumbe Last Name Statistics demography

Mfumbe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.15% less than the national average, earning R 135,108 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfuembe921/
Mfumbi831,148/
Mfumba83449/
Nfumbe8336/
Mfombe8320/
Mfimbe838/
Mfoumbi77794/
Mpfumba77331/
Mfeumba7718/
Mfumbio779/
Mfoumba772/
Mfeumbi771/
Mfombie771/
Mfuembi771/
Mfumbha771/
Mfoumbis714/
Nfumbi67373/
Mfumwa6788/
Mfombi6775/
Nfumba6742/
Nfombe6710/
Mfomba678/
Mfimbi674/
M'Foumbyt671/
Mfombaa6211/
Mphumba622/
Nfeumba622/
Nfuumba621/
Nfoumbi621/
Nfoumba621/
Mfumway621/
Mfoumvoa571/
Mfunwa50265/
Nfomba5061/
Mfougnouet503/
Nfunba501/
Nfumwa501/
Nfombi501/

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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 Mfumbe
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