Mutafya Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mutafya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutafya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2731:58,0585,299
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Tanzania641:827,21343,161
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mutafya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mutafya is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutafya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mutafya is the 549,140th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mutafya are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 58,058. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 40 percent live, Northern Province, where 27 percent live and Central Province, where 19 percent live. Barring Zambia Mutafya occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 40 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Mutafya Last Name Statistics demography

Mutafya earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning $62,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mustafya9346/
Mutafia863/
Mustafia8047/
Mutafiah8033/
Muhtafia8011/
Musthafia755/
Mustafeha751/
Moustaphya713/
Mustafio6713/
Mustaphia634/
Mustaphja631/
Moustaphja596/
Moustaphiat561/
Mustofia5367/
Mutofiah5341/
Musthofia5019/
Muthofiah5011/

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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 Mutafya
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