Mfuywa Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

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

Mfuywa Surname User-submission:

The Mfuywa surname comes from the Xhosa word imfuyo, meaning 'live stock', 'the farmer takes care of livestock, so do God'.

Mfuywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1541:351,80332,234

Mfuywa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mfuywa surname comes from the Xhosa word imfuyo, meaning 'live stock', 'the farmer takes care of livestock, so do God'.

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Mfuywa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfuywa is found most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mfuywa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfuywa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfuywa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mfuywa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 351,803. In South Africa Mfuywa is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live.

Mfuywa Last Name Statistics demography

Mfuywa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.4% less than the national average, earning R 120,240 per year.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mfuywa
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