Mfunwa Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

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

Mfunwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfunwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2651:204,44421,800

Mfunwa (223) may also be a first name.

Mfunwa Last Name Facts

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

Mfunwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfunwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 975,866th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfunwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mfunwa is also the 603,623rd most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 223 people.

Mfunwa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa Mfunwa is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 36 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 35 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live.

Mfunwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mfunwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.31% less than the national average, earning R 75,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfumwa8388/
Mfumway771/
Mfumba67449/
Nfunba671/
Nfumwa671/
Mfunvo671/
Mpfumba62331/
Mfeumba6218/
Mfoumba622/
Npfunwe621/
Mfumbha621/
Mfoumvoa571/
Mfumbi501,148/
Mfumbe50243/
Mfumbo50187/
Nfumba5042/
Mfougnouet503/
Nfonwe501/

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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 Mfunwa
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