Mafakala Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Mafakala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafakala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590

Mafakala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafakala is found most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mafakala.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafakala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafakala are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 98 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside.

Mafakala Last Name Statistics demography

Mafakala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.81% less than the national average, earning R 124,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafokatla8210/
Mafokela7529/
Maphakela711,717/
Maphakola7142/
Maphacala711/
Maphakale711/
Maphakhela672/
Mofokola631/
Maphekola5933/
Maphekela591/
Maphakelo591/
Maphakole591/
Maphokela591/
Maphokola591/
Maphokgola5619/
Maphakgole561/

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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 Mafakala
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