Maefo Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Maefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maefo (259) may also be a first name.

Maefo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maefo occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maefo? popularity and diffusion

Maefo is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Maefo reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maefo is also the 553,262nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 259 people.

The last name Maefo is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 73 percent are found, Limpopo, where 18 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Maefo Last Name Statistics demography

Maefo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.96% less than the national average, earning R 61,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maefoa9130/
Maefou911/
Mahefo911/
Mafo898,968/
Mefo892,155/
Mayefou832/
Maiefou831/
Maffo808,816/
Meffo802,797/
Maifo802,209/
Maafo801,048/
Mafoo80355/
Mefoh8098/
Mafoh8092/
Meafo8068/
Mafuo8064/
Meifo8029/
Mafoi8019/
Mahfo8014/
Muefo8013/
Maefa8012/
Mehfo8011/
Maufo8010/
Mafho804/
Mefoo802/
Mafoy802/
Mmafo802/
Mefoj801/
Mhefo801/
Miefo801/
Majfo801/
Moefo801/
Mahefooj773/
Mahefoud773/
Mahefa737,389/
Maifeo73346/
Maepho73171/
Meafou7350/
Mahevo7348/
Maiffo7336/
Maffoh7323/
Mepfuo7322/
Maefau7321/
Mayifo7321/
Mahfou7317/
Meaffo7316/
Maifoa7313/
Mefooh7310/
Mehfoo737/
Mayfot736/
Maafoh736/
Mahfoj736/
Mahifo736/
Maufoy734/
Mefouh733/
Meuffo732/
Moiafo732/
Majufo732/
Mafouh732/
Maifou732/
Majefa731/
Mahafo731/
Maffoj731/
Mauffo731/
Mafffo731/
Maffoo731/
Maffoy731/
Mafuoh731/
Mayefa731/
Mefffo731/
Meufou731/
Mhaffo731/
Moeffo731/
Mmaffo731/
Meiffo731/
Meifou731/
Maifho731/
Majafo731/
Meafoy730/
Mahefoudh714/
Mafa6713,985/
Mofo671,713/
Mahfooj67636/
Mefa67310/
Majefat67167/
Maufoux6784/
Maifooj6731/
Mehfooj6730/
Mepfhuo6725/
Mayfosh6710/
Mahfouh675/
Maifooz673/
Maifeou673/
Mejiofo672/
Maufoud672/
Mahafoj671/
Mayafod671/
Mayafoz671/
Maufooz671/
Mhafooj671/
Mouefou671/
Moujafo671/
Meuhafo671/
Meyafou671/
Mihiafo671/
Moiaffo671/
Méfo671/
Mayepho671/
Majfooz671/
Maheffa670/

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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 Maefo
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