Mufungo Surname
Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname
Mufungo Surname Definition:
Mufungo is a surname of the Luba-lunda / Bemba tribe, meaning: keeper of royal tributes.
Mufungo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,338 | 1:39,568 | 4,536 |
| Zambia | 180 | 1:88,055 | 7,309 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Mufungo (117) may also be a first name.
Mufungo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mufungo is a surname of the Luba-lunda / Bemba tribe, meaning: keeper of royal tributes.
Mufungo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a type of tree.
Mufungo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mufungo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mufungo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mufungo.
How Common Is The Last Name Mufungo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 249,495th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,580,481 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mufungo are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most frequent first name in the world, held by 117 people.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,338 people, or 1 in 39,568. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 85 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mufaungo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mupfungo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mufugo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mufuno | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mufunga | 86 | 9,178 | / |
| Mifungo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Moufoungou | 82 | 5 | / |
| Mufahugo | 80 | 34 | / |
| Mupfunga | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mutfunga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mupfaugo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mufuunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mufuga | 77 | 54 | / |
| Mufuna | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mufogo | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mufono | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mifunga | 71 | 8,729 | / |
| Mufonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mupfuga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muphunga | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mufoga | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mufumha | 57 | 63 | / |
| Muphuna | 57 | 1 | / |
| Miphunga | 53 | 119 | / |
| Muphunha | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mufungo
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