Mfuni Surname

267,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mfuni Surname User-submission:

The surname Mfuni or Mfunyi in the Luba tribe, Democratic Republic of Congo. It means 'exalted'. The original writing is Mfunyi, but with time it took the shorter writing of Mfuni. It is mostly given to people whose ancestors are native of the region of Tshilenge, province of Eastern Kasai (Kasai Oriental).

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Mfuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5441:29,1363,017
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Congo91:554,34412,633
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mfuni (13) may also be a first name.

Mfuni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mfuni or Mfunyi in the Luba tribe, Democratic Republic of Congo. It means 'exalted'. The original writing is Mfunyi, but with time it took the shorter writing of Mfuni. It is mostly given to people whose ancestors are native of the region of Tshilenge, province of Eastern Kasai (Kasai Oriental).

- ketsiamfuni

Mfuni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfuni occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfuni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 267,389th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,988,053 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mfuni are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 544 people, or 1 in 29,136. In Zambia Mfuni is most prevalent in: Eastern Province, where 61 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Zambia it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 34 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside.

Mfuni Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mfuni earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 193.39% more than the national average, earning R 697,200 per year and in United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

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