Mufwa Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

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

Mufwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mufwa 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
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mufwa (123) may also be a first name.

Mufwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mufwa is most common in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mufwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mufwa reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mufwa is also the 840,349th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 123 people.

Mufwa is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Apart from The DR Congo Mufwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

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
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Mufua80527/
Mifwa80284/
Mufwe8049/
Muvwa8010/
Mufwej7341/
Muifua734/
Mufuat733/
Mufuah732/
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Meufua731/
Muibwa731/
Mufuha731/
Mufuay731/
Mufuayi674/
Muipfua674/
Mmaubwa671/
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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 Mufwa
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