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 last name Mufaya is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mufaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 117,120th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,852,923 people. This last name 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. Mufaya is also the 268,345th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 913 people.

The surname Mufaya is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 3,614 people, or 1 in 4,386. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 47 percent are found, Southern Province, where 20 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Namibia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Mufay9168/
Mufahaya864/
Mufiya83583/
Maufay83281/
Mufuya83184/
Mufayi83174/
Mufoya83152/
Mufayd83130/
Mufaye8348/
Mifaya839/
Mufaia833/
Mufayu831/
Mufaja831/
Mufayo831/
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/
Mushfy671/
Moufey671/
Muffiy670/

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