Mafafo Surname

286,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,342 people bear this surname

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

Mafafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3401:40,4315,195
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafafo (14) may also be a first name.

Mafafo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafafo occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafafo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 286,292nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,430,362 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafafo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,340 people, or 1 in 40,431. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 46 percent are found, Limpopo, where 44 percent are found and North West, where 5 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mafafo Last Name Statistics demography

Mafafo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.1% less than the national average, earning R 156,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafafa83171/
Mafofo83106/
Mofafo831/
Mafofou7759/
Maphafo7748/
Mafofoo771/
Mafhefho7166/
Mafaufau7120/
Maffofou716/
Mafeufou712/
Mafoffou711/
Mafasfas711/
Mafefa67230/
Mafofa675/
Mofafa671/
Maphefo6230/
Mafofeu628/
Maphofo623/
Maifafa621/
Maphofa621/
Mosfafa621/
Mafopha621/
Maefafa621/
Maphapho5774/
Mahfoufo571/
Mafhepho571/
Mmaphefo571/
Mofofa501/
Mofefa501/
Mofofo501/

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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 Mafafo
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