Mafahleng Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Mafahleng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 35 | 1:58,073 | 8,518 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mafahleng (31) may also be a first name.
Mafahleng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafahleng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafahleng has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafahleng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafahleng live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 31 people.
It is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 58,073. In Lesotho Mafahleng is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 86 percent reside and Maseru District, where 14 percent reside. Other than Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafaleng | 94 | 27 | / |
| Mafoleng | 82 | 2 | / |
| Maphatleng | 74 | 17 | / |
| Mofoleng | 71 | 109 | / |
| Mofeleng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mophaleng | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mopheleng | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mawphalng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofoileng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mophatleng | 63 | 6 | / |
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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 Mafahleng
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