Mafai Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Mafai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 425 | 1:416,806 | 21,662 |
| Thailand | 72 | 1:981,088 | 150,124 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Máfai (1) are calculated separately.
Mafai (191) may also be a first name.
Mafai Demographics
Average Mafai Salary in
South Africa
R 129,696
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafai (Bengali: মফাই, Hindi: मफई) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as: Máfai. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 560,645th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Mafai reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 657,437th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 191 people.
The surname Mafai is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 416,806. In Nigeria Mafai is most numerous in: Plateau, where 95 percent reside, Niger, where 1 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Mafai Last Name Statistics demography
Mafai earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.42% less than the national average, earning R 129,696 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mafai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafai in the Bengali language | ||
| মফাই | mapha'i | - |
| Mafai in the Hindi language | ||
| मफई | mapha'i | - |
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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 Mafai
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