Mafake Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3991:38,6925,987
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mafake (29) may also be a first name.

Mafake Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafake is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafake? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 684,148th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name Mafake is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mafake are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 29 people.

The surname Mafake is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 399 people, or 1 in 38,692. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 70 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 26 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Mafake occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mafak9168/
Mafike83729/
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Mafaki83322/
Mafeke83318/
Mafack8322/
Mafoke8310/
Mofake832/
Maafak831/
Maffak831/
Mafauk831/
Maufak831/
Mawfak831/
Maifak831/
Maface831/
Maphake77778/
Mapfaka77403/
Maifeke7776/
Mafaeki7718/
Maiface777/
Moufake772/
Mafokeu771/
Mafauki771/
Mofakeh771/
Mafague771/
Mafaiki771/
Mafakhh771/
Mafekeu771/
Mafohke771/
Mafokhe771/
Mafouke771/
Mafoeke771/
Mafok73149/
Mofak73114/
Mafac734/
Mafaq732/
Mafax731/
Maphakge71236/
Maifague715/
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Maaphike711/
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Maifecke711/
Maffouke711/
Maffeuke711/
Maefaeki711/
Mofakher711/
Mmaphake711/
Mofaqe67938/
Moufak67627/
Mafock67327/
Mafoka67242/
Maffok6760/
Mofaka6749/
Mofoke6713/
Mefoke6711/
Mefeke6710/
Moufakker679/
Mafaca675/
Moffak675/
Maphayike673/
Mafoki673/
Modfak673/
Mafouk672/
Mofack672/
Muofak672/
Mafeki672/
Mowfak671/
Mafoqa671/
Moface671/
Maphak671/
Moffatker671/
Mofaki671/
Maiffokeu671/
Maafok671/
Maffac671/
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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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  • 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 Mafake
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