Mufoya Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mufoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mufoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Mufoya Last Name Facts

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

Mufoya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufoya? popularity and diffusion

Mufoya is the 1,422,956th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Mufoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mufoya reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mufoya is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya Mufoya is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent live, Meru County, where 1 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Mufoya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mufaya833,933/
Mufiya83583/
Mufuya83184/
Maufoy834/
Mufoye831/
Mufoyi831/
Musfiya77112/
Mufiyah7775/
Mupfaya779/
Meufeya772/
Mufiyas771/
Mufai7387/
Mufay7368/
Mufau7328/
Mufae735/
Mufey735/
Mufaj735/
Mufuy731/
Mufahaya714/
Moufouha711/
Maufay67281/
Mufayi67174/
Mufayd67130/
Moufou6756/
Mufaye6748/
Mufuyi6734/
Mufait6713/
Mifaya679/
Mufaiz677/
Muffau677/
Mufaid676/
Musfau675/
Mutfau674/
Mufaia673/
Maufoe673/
Muffey672/
Mufeyi672/
Mufuja672/
Mifiya672/
Mufaij672/
Mufiyo672/
Mufais671/
Mufayu671/
Mupfai671/
Mifuya671/
Mufouh671/
Mufeyo671/
Mufuha671/
Meufou671/
Muphoy671/
Mufeja671/
Mufayo671/
Mufaja671/
Moufey671/

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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 Mufoya
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