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 last name Mufani (Hindi: मुफानी, Marathi: मुफनी) is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Mufani is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mufani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mufani is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 428,840. In Zimbabwe Mufani is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 58 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 42 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

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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