Mufungi Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mufungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mufungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe941:164,23720,345
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Mufungi Last Name Facts

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

Mufungi is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mufungi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufungi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,374,607th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mufungi reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 164,237. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 31 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 28 percent are found and Harare Province, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 39 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mufunghi938/
Mufuni92163/
Mufugi9219/
Mufunga869,178/
Mufunyi8692/
Mufunji8641/
Mufunge8631/
Mufunzi862/
Mupfuni861/
Mufundji8021/
Mupfunga8012/
Mufuunga801/
Mufune77742/
Mufuga7754/
Mufuge7717/
Mufuna7711/
Mufunza71104/
Mufumhi7118/
Muphuni711/
Mufonga711/
Muffoni711/
Mufaune711/
Mufunsa711/
Mudfune711/
Mupfuga711/
Mutfune711/
Muphunga6721/
Moufunaya635/
Mufoga621/
Muffone5780/
Mufumhe571/
Muphuna571/
Muphunha531/

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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 Mufungi
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