Mufunga Surname

55,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mufunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mufunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8,2021:9,0081,113
Zimbabwe5951:25,9473,967
Zambia2721:58,2725,311
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mufunga (325) may also be a first name.

Mufunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mufunga occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mufunga is the 55,358th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 794,023 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mufunga are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 486,495th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 325 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 8,202 people, or 1 in 9,008. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mupfunga9312/
Mutfunga934/
Mufuunga931/
Mufuga9254/
Mufuna9211/
Mifunga868,729/
Mufungo861,591/
Mufungi86160/
Mufunge8631/
Mufonga861/
Mupfuga861/
Muphunga8021/
Mufunghi808/
Mupfungo801/
Mufaungo801/
Mufugo771/
Mufoga771/
Mufuno771/
Mufumha7163/
Moufoungou715/
Mifungo712/
Muphuna711/
Miphunga67119/
Mufahugo6734/
Mupfaugo671/
Muphunha671/
Mufogo6210/
Mufono621/

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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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  • 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 Mufunga
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