Mufu Surname
Approximately 2,533 people bear this surname
Mufu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,193 | 1:148,485 | 9,435 |
| DR Congo | 937 | 1:78,847 | 9,121 |
| Cameroon | 334 | 1:62,183 | 7,947 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mufu (1,463) may also be a first name.
Mufu Demographics
Mufu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Mufu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mufu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mufu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mufu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mufu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 170,217th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,877,041 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mufu live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mufu is also the 203,712th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 1,463 people.
The surname Mufu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,193 people, or 1 in 148,485. In Nigeria Mufu is most frequent in: Kwara, where 21 percent reside, Oyo, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Mufu is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
Mufu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mufu surname is predominantly Muslim (78%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhufu | 89 | 498 | / |
| Mufuh | 89 | 136 | / |
| Muufu | 89 | 49 | / |
| Mutfu | 89 | 36 | / |
| Mufau | 89 | 28 | / |
| Muefu | 89 | 27 | / |
| Mufui | 89 | 20 | / |
| Maufu | 89 | 15 | / |
| Muffu | 89 | 12 | / |
| Mufut | 89 | 9 | / |
| Moufu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mufus | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mudfu | 89 | 2 | / |
| 'Mufu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mufup | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mufuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mufud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mufuy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muyfu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maupfu | 80 | 163 | / |
| Muffui | 80 | 108 | / |
| Moufou | 80 | 56 | / |
| Muffuh | 80 | 48 | / |
| Maufus | 80 | 13 | / |
| Muffau | 80 | 7 | / |
| Muffut | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mupfui | 80 | 7 | / |
| Musfau | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mutfau | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maufuz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meufeu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maufuj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Musfuj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moufuj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhfud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muipfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meufou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mufuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mufouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mifu | 75 | 98 | / |
| Maufoux | 73 | 84 | / |
| Mushfau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Moufous | 73 | 2 | / |
| Maufoud | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meuffeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Musfult | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muffuid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moufoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moefu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Moofu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmifu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mufoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muphu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moufouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mowfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miffu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mufu
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