Maalafu Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Maalafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 95 | 1:486,104 | 25,105 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Maalafu Demographics
Maalafu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maalafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maalafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maalafu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maalafu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,882,912th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maalafu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 486,104. In Kenya Maalafu is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 95 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Maalafu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahalafu | 93 | 61 | / |
| Malafu | 92 | 2,127 | / |
| Mhalafu | 86 | 97 | / |
| Mahlafu | 86 | 25 | / |
| Maulafu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Malafou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Malaifu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maliafu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malafau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matlafus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Malaffeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahalefu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malleafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maelafou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malefu | 77 | 607 | / |
| Malofu | 77 | 191 | / |
| Molafu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Melafu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mohlafu | 71 | 66 | / |
| Malaphu | 71 | 44 | / |
| Mahlavu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mahlefu | 71 | 3 | / |
| 'Malefu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Molafuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malefeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maloofu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallefu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motlhafu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Malaphut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meliafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meleafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molefu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mgolofu | 57 | 418 | / |
| Motlofu | 57 | 15 | / |
| Mohlavu | 57 | 10 | / |
| Malophu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Molefeu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moloufou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mohlaphou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Maalafu
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