Mafala Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mafala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2821:628,16629,753
South Africa1581:342,89731,680
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
England61:9,286,343223,652
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mafala (205) may also be a first name.

Mafala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafala (Hindi: मफला, Marathi: मफला) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 478,427th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafala live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 632,267th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 205 people.

The surname Mafala is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 282 people, or 1 in 628,166. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 98 percent live, Ogun, where 1 percent live and Kaduna, where 0 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Mafala Last Name Statistics demography

Mafala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.7% less than the national average, earning R 145,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifala921,614/
Mafahla92890/
Mafhala92254/
Maafala9269/
Maefala9224/
Mafalla9222/
Mafatla925/
Mafalai921/
Masfala921/
Mafalha921/
Mafalia921/
Ma'afala8618/
Maifhala8617/
Maifalla8610/
Mafathla864/
Mafahala862/
Mafalahe861/
Mafallah861/
Maefalea861/
Mafalatt861/
Mafhahla861/
Mafela832,292/
Mafale83927/
Mafalo83847/
Mafali83296/
Mafola83267/
Mofala8315/
Mefala833/
Mafaly832/
Mafuila772,893/
Mafatle772,664/
Maphala771,984/
Mafohla771,069/
Mafoula77808/
Mafaile77345/
Mafahle77245/
Maifale77161/
Mofahla77103/
Mafhali7734/
Mahfali7721/
Mafeela7718/
Mafelah7713/
Mhafale779/
Maafali774/
Mafalyi774/
Maifalo773/
Mafehla773/
Mafolap772/
Mafolai771/
Mefalla771/
Maifali771/
Mafaali771/
Mafahli771/
Mafalie771/
Mafalip771/
Mafalle771/
Mafayle771/
Maffola771/
Mafoila771/
Mofalla771/
Maafola771/
Mafahlo771/
Mafhela771/
Mafotla771/
Moifala771/
Maphalla711,449/
Mafatlhe71216/
Maphahla7185/
Mahuvala7153/
Mashfali7123/
Mahafaly7117/
Maifoula7113/
Mafalleh717/
Mafailes716/
Maphaila716/
Mahavala715/
Maifuila715/
Maphalai715/
Mofalaus715/
Maphalap714/
Mahafale712/
Mafathle712/
Maphaela712/
Maphatla712/
Mafothla711/
Mefaliaj711/
Mefallah711/
Mafalley711/
Mahafola711/
Maphalga711/
Mafolo672,915/
Mafole671,391/
Mofali67297/
Mafelo67270/
Mofela67121/
Mefela6755/
Mofola6754/
Mefola6751/
Mafoli6719/
Mofale676/
Mofaly674/
Moufallah674/
Mayfaller671/
Mofalo671/
Maphalhla671/
Maphalloa671/

Mafala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafala in the Hindi language
मफलाmaphala-
Mafala in the Marathi language
मफलाmaphala-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafala
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