Mafaji Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mafaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mafaji (18) may also be a first name.
Mafaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafaji (Hindi: मफाजी, Marathi: मफाजी) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mafaji is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Mafaji are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mafaji is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 18 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 33 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mafaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafaji in the Hindi language | ||
| मफाजी | maphaji | - |
| Mafaji in the Marathi language | ||
| मफाजी | maphaji | 90 |
| माफाजी | maphaji | 5 |
| मकाजी | makaji | 2.5 |
| मफजी | maphaji | 2.5 |
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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 Mafaji
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