Mafaesa Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafaesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafaesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4881:4,165802
South Africa4351:124,54614,679
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafaesa (78) may also be a first name.

Mafaesa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafaesa has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafaesa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 384,325th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,878,428 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafaesa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafaesa is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 78 people.

The surname Mafaesa is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 4,165. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 39 percent are found, Berea District, where 38 percent are found and Leribe District, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 47 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Mafaesa Last Name Statistics demography

Mafaesa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.55% less than the national average, earning R 98,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafayesa931/
Mafasa9290/
Mafesa922/
Mafaisa86140/
Mafaeza8621/
Mapfasa8615/
Mafasha865/
Maifesa863/
Maifasa862/
Mafoesa861/
Mafhasa861/
Mafassa861/
Mafayisa8045/
Maphaesa8010/
Mafaza77330/
Mafaso7749/
Mafeso7741/
Mafosa7717/
Mefesa771/
Maphasa711,899/
Maphesa7151/
Mapfaza7127/
Mafaaza7110/
Mafossa714/
Mafasho712/
Mafaiza712/
Mofasha711/
Maifaza711/
Mefesha711/
Mafasso711/
Mahfaza711/
Maphasha6734/
Maufazah675/
Maaphosa675/
Mafhazha674/
Maphaisa673/
Mafoutsa673/
Mefessai671/
Maifauso671/
Maifasso671/
Mafessei671/
Maphesha671/
Mafassey671/
Maphyesa671/
Mafaizah671/
Mafayiza671/

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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
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  • 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 Mafaesa
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