Mfuu Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mfuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1451:365,11526,840
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Mfuu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfuu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfuu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfuu are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 365,115. In Tanzania Mfuu is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 97 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfu86145/
Mfou75415/
Mfuh7589/
Mfut7576/
Mfui7511/
Mfuy752/
Mpfu752/
Mfau751/
Mfux751/
Mvfu751/
Mwfu751/
Mfue751/
Mffu751/
Mfus751/
Mfout677,271/
Mfouh6749/
Mhfuz6713/
Mhfud679/
Mhfuj678/
Mpfou672/
Mfoud671/
Nfuud671/
Mmfou671/
Mfuit671/
Mfueh671/
Mfeuh671/

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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 Mfuu
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