Mufaya Surname

117,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mufaya Surname Definition:

Mufaya is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: hunter.

Mufaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,6141:4,386529
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Namibia871:27,6944,331
England161:3,482,379114,324
Swaziland91:144,244719
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Guyana11:762,22114,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mufaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mufaya is most common in Zambia. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufaya? popularity and diffusion

Mufaya is the 117,120th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,852,923 people. The last name Mufaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mufaya live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 268,345th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 913 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 3,614 people, or 1 in 4,386. In Zambia Mufaya is most frequent in: Western Province, where 47 percent are found, Southern Province, where 20 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Namibia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mufahaya864/
Mufiya83583/
Maufay83281/
Mufuya83184/
Mufayi83174/
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Mufaye8348/
Mifaya839/
Mufaia833/
Mufayu831/
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Mufa80286/
Mufy801/
Musfiya77112/
Mupfayi77105/
Mufiyah7775/
Meufeya772/
Meufaha771/
Mufajah771/
Mufiyas771/
Maufa73285/
Mufai7387/
Moufa7369/
Mufyd7336/
Muffa7335/
Muffy7330/
Mufau7328/
Mufiy7321/
Muifa7317/
Moufy739/
Mufaj735/
Mufae735/
Mufey735/
Musfy732/
Mupfa731/
Mujfa731/
Mmufa731/
Mufuy731/
Muwfa731/
Muifha67187/
Mufuyi6734/
Mouffa6714/
Mufait6713/
Muffau677/
Mufaiz677/
Mufaid676/
Musfau675/
Musfyi675/
Maufoy674/
Mutfau674/
Mufuja672/
Muffey672/
Mufeyi672/
Mifiya672/
Mufiyo672/
Mufaij672/
Muphay672/
Mufeja671/
Mifuya671/
Mupfai671/
Mufais671/
Mufoyi671/
Mufphy671/
Mufoye671/
Mufeyo671/
Mufuha671/
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