Mufani Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mufani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mufani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mufani (19) may also be a first name.

Mufani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mufani (Hindi: मुफानी, Marathi: मुफनी) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mufani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufani? popularity and diffusion

Mufani is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mufani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 19 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 58 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 42 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maufani92243/
Muhfani927/
Moufani921/
Mufana831,260/
Mufane831/
Mupfana7713/
Mufaana7712/
Mufange774/
Mufaina772/
Mudfane771/
Moufane771/
Mufaune771/
Muffoni771/
Muffany770/
Mguphani716/
Mauphani715/
Muphangi711/
Mufaña674/
Muffone6280/
Mowfana621/
Mguphane575/
Maufoine570/

Mufani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mufani in the Hindi language
मुफानीmuphani-
Mufani in the Marathi language
मुफनीmuphani-

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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 Mufani
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