Maefa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Maefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Maefa (34) may also be a first name.

Maefa Last Name Facts

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

Maefa occurs in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maefa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Maefa is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Maefa reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. Maefa is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 34 people.

The last name Maefa is most commonly used in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 82,861. In The Solomon Islands Maefa is most prevalent in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than The Solomon Islands this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Maefa Last Name Statistics demography

Maefa earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning R 229,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahefa917,389/
Maefai9187/
Maefoa9130/
Maefau9121/
Majefa911/
Mayefa911/
Mafa8913,985/
Mefa89310/
Majefat83167/
Mahefaj831/
Maefeat830/
Maheffa830/
Maafa806,503/
Maffa801,956/
Mafai80566/
Maufa80285/
Maifa80170/
Mapfa80163/
Miefa80102/
Mefah8083/
Mafah8078/
Meifa8028/
Meffa8028/
Mafea8023/
Maefo8019/
Mafha8016/
Moefa8013/
Mewfa8012/
Mafaa808/
Meefa804/
Mafau803/
Mahfa803/
Mafay803/
Maàfa803/
Mayfa802/
Mehfa802/
Mefea802/
Mawfa801/
Mefai801/
Meafa801/
Mefaa801/
Maheffay770/
Majafa73613/
Mayfat73311/
Maufay73281/
Maifat73228/
Maphea73168/
Moyafa73165/
Mahafa73124/
Mefaha7397/
Maifah7388/
Mahifa7360/
Maufas7350/
Mejfas7350/
Maifea7347/
Mahufa7344/
Maffai7341/
Maffea7331/
Mehfai7329/
Mayifa7323/
Maffay7320/
Mafaha7319/
Maheva7318/
Mujafa7315/
Maafah7315/
Maifoa7313/
Mahfau739/
Meifah739/
Meyafa739/
Maiafa738/
Mayfah738/
Mahfaj736/
Meefai735/
Maffah734/
Mayafa734/
Mahfah734/
Majifa733/
Meefaa733/
Maifad733/
Mefa'a733/
Maifaj732/
Meyefa732/
Majufa731/
Maifas731/
Mapfaa731/
Mawfah731/
Mayofa731/
Mieyfa731/
Maitfa731/
Maevah731/
Maefou731/
Maafha731/
Mafauh731/
Maffìa731/
Majfah731/
Majfas731/
Mahfai731/
Meffah731/
Meifat731/
Mehafa731/
Maafaa731/
Maaffa731/
Maifha731/
Mahefo731/
Majofa731/
Mafhaj731/
Mafhay730/
Maufat730/
Meafay730/
Mafo678,968/
Mefo672,155/
Mofa672,063/
Mahafha67770/
Mahaffa6798/
Mieyefa6780/
Mahafaj6715/
Mahifah6713/
Mapheea6713/
Mejefat6710/
Meiyefa678/
Maaafay678/
Maihifa673/
Mayefou672/
Mujeefa671/
Mujaffa671/
Maufait671/
Mayafat671/
Maffaha671/
Maiefou671/
Meffaah671/
Meufaha671/
Mujiefa671/
Moaifah671/
Maaphea671/
Maifauy671/
Maaafah671/
Mahafay670/
Mayfath670/

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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 Maefa
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