Mwanafu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Mwanafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwanafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwanafu is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanafu live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Mwanafu is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent live.
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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 Mwanafu
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