Mufakose is the totem of the [Zumba] Shona people of central Zimbabwe who settled in the Mazoe valley in the early nineteenth century.
Three brothers of Mhofu totem Shayachimwe Mukombami, Nyakudya Chiweshe and Gutsa left their ancestral lands under Nyashanu in Buhera after domestic issues.
Mufakose praise name was adopted after the brothers' children fought amongst themselves for land and women.
A suburb in Harare, Zimbabwe, called Mufakose, is named after the Hwata dynasty.
Muringayi/Muringai clan is also found in Mhondoro under chief Nyamweda (shava mufakose)