Mafaka Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2851:190,09720,645
Zimbabwe1721:89,75712,918
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Mafaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafaka (Russian: Мафака) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 495,028th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,925,856 people. Mafaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafaka reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 190,097. In South Africa Mafaka is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 14 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Besides South Africa Mafaka occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent are found and Malawi, where 24 percent are found.

Mafaka Last Name Statistics demography

Mafaka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.71% less than the national average, earning R 131,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfaka92403/
Mafakah925/
Masfaka924/
Mgafaka921/
Mafeka83679/
Mafake83434/
Mafaki83322/
Mafoka83242/
Mofaka8349/
Mafako8331/
Mafaca835/
Mefaka831/
Maphaka77751/
Mapfeka77429/
Mafuika77239/
Maefako7723/
Mafouka7714/
Mafoeka7714/
Moufaka771/
Mafocka771/
Mofakat771/
Mafaiki771/
Mapfake771/
Mapfoka771/
Mafauki771/
Mmaphaka71130/
Maphakga7130/
Moufacka711/
Maphakoa711/
Mapfeeka711/
Mafoko674,373/
Mofoka672,216/
Mofako67286/
Mefoka6756/
Mafoke6710/
Mofeka678/
Mafeko675/
Moufakkah674/
Mafoki673/
Mofake672/
Maface671/
Mofaki671/
Mafoqa671/

Mafaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafaka in the Russian language
Мафакаmafaka-

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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 Mafaka
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