Mafahla Surname

396,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 890 people bear this surname

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

Mafahla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafahla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8891:60,9427,696
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mafahla (25) may also be a first name.

Mafahla Last Name Facts

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

Mafahla has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafahla? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mafahla is the 396,198th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,188,254 people. Mafahla is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafahla live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 60,942. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 33 percent reside, Limpopo, where 29 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Besides South Africa Mafahla is found in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 0 percent reside.

Mafahla Last Name Statistics demography

Mafahla earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning R 203,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafathla934/
Mafahala932/
Mafhahla931/
Mafala92698/
Maifala861,614/
Mafohla861,069/
Mafhala86254/
Mofahla86103/
Maafala8669/
Maefala8624/
Mafalla8622/
Mafatla865/
Mafehla863/
Masfala861/
Mafalha861/
Mafalai861/
Mafahlo861/
Mafhela861/
Mafalia861/
Maphahla8085/
Ma'afala8018/
Maifhala8017/
Maifalla8010/
Mafalatt801/
Mafothla801/
Mafalahe801/
Mafallah801/
Maefalea801/
Mafela772,292/
Mafalo77847/
Mafola77267/
Mofala7715/
Mefala773/
Maphalhla751/
Mafuila712,893/
Maphala711,984/
Maphela711,601/
Mafoula71808/
Maphola7121/
Mafohlo7119/
Mafeela7118/
Mafelah7113/
Mofohla715/
Maifalo713/
Mafolap712/
Mafotla711/
Maafola711/
Mofalla711/
Mafoila711/
Maffola711/
Mefalla711/
Mafolai711/
Moifala711/
Maphalla671,449/
Mahuvala6753/
Maphuila6721/
Mapheula6715/
Maifoula6713/
Mapheela677/
Maphaila676/
Mahavala675/
Maifuila675/
Mofalaus675/
Maphalai675/
Maphalap674/
Maphatla672/
Maphaela672/
Mmefahlo671/
Maphehla671/
Mefaliaj671/
Mefallah671/
Mafalley671/
Mefolaha671/
Mahafola671/
Maphalga671/

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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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  • 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 Mafahla
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