Nfuni Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

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

Nfuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nfuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nfuni (10) may also be a first name.

Nfuni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nfuni occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nfuni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nfuni is the 1,218,745th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name Nfuni occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nfuni live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The last name Nfuni is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nfunyi91472/
Nfouni912/
Nnpfuni831/
Npfouni831/
Mfuni801,461/
Nfune8056/
Nfuna8044/
Nfuny8034/
Mpfuni73495/
Mfungi7354/
Mfueni7348/
Mfouni7345/
Nfunje7312/
Nfonyi734/
Nfinie733/
Mfunie732/
Nfuneh731/
Nffuna731/
Mfhuni731/
Mpfouni6770/
Npfouna671/
Mpfounie621/
Mfune6020,728/
Mfuna60271/
Nfona60116/
Nfone6097/
Mfuny6022/
Mfouna55187/
Mfuene552/
Mfunge552/
Mfunyo551/
Mfuneu551/
Mfugne551/
Mpfuna551/
Mphutni505/
Mpfouna502/
Mphouni501/

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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
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  • 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 Nfuni
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