Mafako Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mafako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mafako (92) may also be a first name.

Mafako Last Name Facts

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

Mafako occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mafako click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafako? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Mafako are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafako is also the 992,070th most frequent first name globally, borne by 92 people.

The last name Mafako is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Mafako is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 45 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 41 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Mafako occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Mafako Last Name Statistics demography

Mafako earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.55% more than the national average, earning R 343,500 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maefako9223/
Mafoko834,373/
Mafaka83667/
Mofako83286/
Mafeko835/
Mafokou77711/
Mapfaka77403/
Mafhoko77150/
Maffoko7717/
Mafakah775/
Masfaka774/
Maphako773/
Maifoko771/
Mapfoko771/
Mafooko771/
Mafokuo771/
Mafokoh771/
Mafocko771/
Mafeuko771/
Maefoko771/
Mgafaka771/
Mafokos771/
Maffokou71125/
Mafeukou7145/
Mafoukou7141/
Mafoskou711/
Mafokouh711/
Mafockou711/
Mafeikou711/
Maafokou711/
Maefooko711/
Maphakoa711/
Mafeka67679/
Mafoka67242/
Mefoko6780/
Mofaka6749/
Mofoko6720/
Mafaca675/
Mofeko675/
Mafoco674/
Mafeco673/
Mafoqo671/
Mafohkouh671/
Maffoukou671/
Maafoukou671/
Mefaka671/
Maffaquoi671/
Mafoqa671/

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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 Mafako
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