Mfuru Surname
Approximately 1,275 people bear this surname
Mfuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,212 | 1:43,681 | 4,969 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mfuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mfuru occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfuru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 298,559th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 5,715,722 people. The last name Mfuru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mfuru reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mfuru is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,212 people, or 1 in 43,681. In Tanzania Mfuru is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 35 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 30 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Mfuru is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mfuru
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