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.

DNA test information

Mfuu 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
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

Mfuu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mfuu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfuu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,343,156th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfuu live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 365,115. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 97 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

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
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
  • 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 Mfuu
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