Mufaya Surname
Approximately 3,933 people bear this surname
Mufaya Surname Definition:
Mufaya is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hunter.
Mufaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3,614 | 1:4,386 | 529 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Namibia | 87 | 1:27,694 | 4,331 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mufaya (913) may also be a first name.
Mufaya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mufaya is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hunter.
Mufaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mufaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mufaya is most common in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mufaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mufaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mufaya is the 117,120th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,852,923 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mufaya reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mufaya is also the 268,345th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 913 people.
The surname Mufaya is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 3,614 people, or 1 in 4,386. In Zambia Mufaya is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 47 percent live, Southern Province, where 20 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Namibia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mupfaya | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mufay | 91 | 68 | / |
| Mufahaya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mufiya | 83 | 583 | / |
| Maufay | 83 | 281 | / |
| Mufuya | 83 | 184 | / |
| Mufayi | 83 | 174 | / |
| Mufoya | 83 | 152 | / |
| Mufayd | 83 | 130 | / |
| Mufaye | 83 | 48 | / |
| Mifaya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mufaia | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mufayu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mufaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mufayo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mufa | 80 | 286 | / |
| Mufy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musfiya | 77 | 112 | / |
| Mupfayi | 77 | 105 | / |
| Mufiyah | 77 | 75 | / |
| Meufeya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meufaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mufajah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mufiyas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maufa | 73 | 285 | / |
| Mufai | 73 | 87 | / |
| Moufa | 73 | 69 | / |
| Mufyd | 73 | 36 | / |
| Muffa | 73 | 35 | / |
| Muffy | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mufau | 73 | 28 | / |
| Mufiy | 73 | 21 | / |
| Muifa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Moufy | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mufaj | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mufae | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mufey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Musfy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mupfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mujfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmufa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mufuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muwfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muifha | 67 | 187 | / |
| Mufuyi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mouffa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mufait | 67 | 13 | / |
| Muffau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mufaiz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mufaid | 67 | 6 | / |
| Musfau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Musfyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maufoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mutfau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mufuja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muffey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mufeyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mifiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mufiyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mufaij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muphay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mufeja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mifuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mupfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mufais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mufoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mufphy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mufoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mufeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mufuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moufey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muffiy | 67 | 0 | / |
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