Mfungu Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mfungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mfungu Last Name Facts

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

Mfungu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfungu? popularity and diffusion

Mfungu is the 1,931,261st most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. Mfungu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mfungu reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Besides The DR Congo Mfungu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfunu91164/
Mfoungou8650/
Nfungu8322/
M'Funu8321/
Mfuneu831/
Mfunou831/
Mfongu831/
Mphungu77162/
Mfongou77126/
Mfougou7777/
Mfounou7710/
Mfeunou772/
Nfunu7321/
Mfongouh711/
Nfeungou711/
Mphugu671/
N'Funu671/
Nfongu671/
Nfongou6225/
Nphungu621/
Mfonu554/
Nfogu554/
Mphogu505/

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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 Mfungu
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