Muhafu Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

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

Muhafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Muhafu 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 Congo6361:116,16312,690
Zambia401:396,24819,783
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Muhafu (28) may also be a first name.

Muhafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhafu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhafu? popularity and diffusion

Muhafu is the 488,458th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,732,763 people. The surname Muhafu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhafu are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 636 people, or 1 in 116,163. Barring The DR Congo Muhafu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 0 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
Muhafuj921/
Mihafu83188/
Muhofu83144/
Muhavu83112/
Mouafou773/
Mouafeu771/
Mouaffou71279/
Mouaffeu711/
Mauofu671/
Mouofou621/

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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 Muhafu
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