Mfunya Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mfunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mfunya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Tanzania1861:284,63222,243
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mfunya Last Name Facts

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

Mfunya occurs most in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfunya? popularity and diffusion

Mfunya is the 639,219th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfunya live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Aside from Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 39 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Pfunya861/
Mfunia8327/
Mfonya832/
Mfunyo831/
Nfunya831/
Mphunya7712/
Mfounia771/
Mfunjo67111/
Mfonyo6728/
Nfonya673/
Mfeutgnia671/
Mphonya6232/
Nfonyah621/
Mfounjo621/
Mfonyoh621/
Mfounjou57549/
Mfougnot571/
Nfonyo5012/
Nfonja505/
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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 Mfunya
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