Mufungwa Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mufungwa Surname Definition:

Mufungwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: prisoner / A person who is bonded to others.

Mufungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Zambia521:304,80617,055
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mufungwa (63) may also be a first name.

Mufungwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mufungwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: prisoner / A person who is bonded to others.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mufungwa Last Name Facts

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

Mufungwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufungwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,163,787th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mufungwa are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 63 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Barring The DR Congo Mufungwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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Mufunga939,178/
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Mufungwe88321/
Mafungwa88286/
Mufunkwa88123/
Muafunga8845/
Mufingwa8822/
Mufengwa882/
Mufuunga881/
Muvungwa881/
Mfunga86730/
Mufung8643/
Mufnga861/
Mufyengwa821/
Mafunga809,268/
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Mfungwe802,179/
Mufungo801,591/
Mufungu80614/
Mfingwa80199/
Muvunga80158/
Mofunga80123/
Mufanga8065/
Mfuanga8056/
Mfunkwa8048/
Mfounga8038/
Mufinga8027/
Mfongwa8021/
Mfuenga8013/
Mufunka805/
Mvungwa801/
Mufonga801/
Muafung801/
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Mfung771/
Muvengwa751,505/
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Muvangwa7545/
Mufingah7522/
Muphunga7521/
Mafuanga7521/
Mafuenga7521/
Mphungwa7514/
Mafungah7512/
Muvhunga7512/
Mufunghi758/
M'Fungwe756/
Mafung'a754/
Miafunga754/
Mufingua754/
Mafangwa752/
Muvongwa751/
Muvungai751/
Mufwanga751/
Mufunika751/
Maufanga751/
Mafounga751/
Mefounga751/
Mufaungo751/
Mfongawa751/
Muvuanga751/
Muvungua751/
Mifuanga751/
Mhuvunga751/
Mfingawa751/
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Mhufuyengwe741/
Mfungo718,855/
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Mwaifunga71801/
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Mavhungwa71205/
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Mfungu7193/
Mfinga7157/
Mfunka7151/
Mufingayi7121/
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Mfenga7117/
Mufang7114/
Mufeng7110/
Muvung716/
Muafongwe715/
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Mefung713/
Mofung713/
Mufong712/
Muvhengwa711/
Mafounkwa711/
Mufwaenga711/
Mfounguia711/
Moafounga711/
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Maphungwa711/
Mmphungwa711/
Mavunga674,820/
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Mafanga67431/
Mafungo67347/
Mofonga67307/
Mavuyangwa67190/
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Mfuanka67109/
Muvungu6786/
Mefoung6783/
Muffang6772/
Movunga6770/
Muvanga6766/
Moufang6761/
Mfingua6755/
Mfwanga6742/
Mvuanga6742/
Mvounga6739/
Mfuenka6727/
Mvengwa6725/
Muvinga6721/
Mwafung6721/
Mifanga6719/
Miefung6717/
Mvungwe6710/
Muvungo6710/
Muafong6710/
Mafenga676/
Muvonga676/
Meufang676/
Mofanga676/
Meifung675/
Mufonka675/
Mafunka675/
Mafunca675/
Moufoungou675/
Muifang675/
Mfunguo674/
Mfwenga674/
Muvenga673/
Mefonga673/
Mafuang673/
Mufengu672/
Mfinaga672/
Mafonga672/
Muifong672/
Mfunkwe672/
Mfounka672/
Miafung672/
Mafoung672/
Mefanga672/
Mifungo672/
Mfianga672/
Mofaung672/
Mfuneka672/
Mafynga671/
Muefing671/
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Mufingo671/
Mfunika671/
M Fanga671/
Maifung671/
Meafung671/
Mefenga671/
Mefeung671/
Mefeung-Ya671/
Mefuing671/
Moufeng671/
Mufango671/
Mufangu671/
Mufinka671/
Mufunko671/
Mufunku671/
Mifynga671/
Mfengah671/
Mfeungo671/
Muofong671/
Mfincwa671/
Mvangwa671/
Mvingwa671/
Mvungua671/
Mvunqwa671/
Muphung671/
Mafueng671/

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