Mufunyi Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mufunyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mufunyi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mufunyi Demographics

Mufunyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mufunyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mufunyi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufunyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mufunyi is the 1,943,350th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mufunyi reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 321,630. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 96 percent live, Harare Province, where 2 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.

Mufunyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mufuni92163/
Mufungi86160/
Mupfuni861/
Mufune77742/
Mufuna7711/
Moufunaya755/
Mufunge7131/
Mufumhi7118/
Mufaune711/
Muphuni711/
Muffoni711/
Mudfune711/
Mutfune711/
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
  • 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 Mufunyi
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