Mafada Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

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

Mafada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mafada (24) may also be a first name.

Mafada Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafada is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafada? popularity and diffusion

Mafada is the 1,746,159th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. Mafada is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafada live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 629,973. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 58 percent live and Gauteng, where 42 percent live. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Mafada Last Name Statistics demography

Mafada earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.4% more than the national average, earning R 321,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifada923,456/
Mafadah9222/
Maïfada9214/
Maefada9211/
Mayfada9211/
Mafaida925/
Mahfada923/
Matfada921/
Maffada921/
Maufada921/
Mafaada921/
Maîfada921/
Maifaida8611/
Mafaddah863/
Maifadaa861/
Mafaidah861/
Maifadad861/
Maifahda861/
Maiffada861/
Maifadau861/
Mafoda83126/
Mofada8369/
Mafeda8339/
Mafadi8333/
Mafado8326/
Mafade8320/
Mefada831/
Masfaudah8013/
Maifphada805/
Mahfadhad801/
Maifadi77875/
Mafodda77193/
Mafheda7759/
Maphada7723/
Mafouda7722/
Mahfoda7721/
Mafeuda7718/
Maifade7710/
Mafhadi7710/
Moufada777/
Maffoda774/
Mofaida774/
Maifoda772/
Moifada771/
Mafaidi771/
Maufado771/
Mafadhe771/
Mafeeda771/
Mafodaa771/
Mafodah771/
Meyfada771/
Mofadda771/
Masfoda771/
Matfadi771/
Mahfouda7141/
Mafaddej713/
Mafaddes711/
Maffodda711/
Mafgouda711/
Mahfaudi711/
Maffouda711/
Maifadou711/
Maifouda711/
Mahavada711/
Moufaida711/
Mafodi67360/
Mofadi67256/
Mahavaday6732/
Mefoda6724/
Mefeda679/
Mafode674/
Mofade672/
Mofoda671/
Mafodo671/

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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 Mafada
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