Mafale Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5451:99,40912,064
Lesotho1981:10,2652,342
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Namibia621:38,8615,303
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mafale (114) may also be a first name.

Mafale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafale (Marathi: मफले) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafale? popularity and diffusion

It is the 383,720th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,861,430 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Mafale reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 877,214th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 114 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 99,409. In South Africa Mafale is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 56 percent live, Free State, where 25 percent live and Limpopo, where 6 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Mafale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mafale last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Mafale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.69% less than the national average, earning R 133,824 per year and in United States they earn 38.12% more than the national average, earning $59,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafatle922,664/
Mafaile92345/
Mafahle92245/
Maifale92161/
Maefale9215/
Mhafale929/
Mafalie921/
Mafalle921/
Mafayle921/
Mafal9153/
Mafatlhe86216/
Mafalleh867/
Mafailes866/
Mahafale862/
Mafathle862/
Mafawele861/
Mafalley861/
Maefalea861/
Mafole831,391/
Mafala83698/
Mafele83518/
Mafali83296/
Maifal8399/
Mafile8336/
Mafalh8314/
Mefale8311/
Maffal8310/
Mahfal838/
Mofale836/
Mayfal835/
Mafall833/
Mhafal832/
Mafaly832/
Maufal832/
Madfal831/
Mafeal831/
Mazfal831/
Mayfaller801/
Mafayolle801/
Maifala771,614/
Maphale77629/
Mafhala77254/
Maafala7769/
Mafhali7734/
Mafiele7728/
Mafalla7722/
Mahfali7721/
Maffile7719/
'Mafele7712/
Mafehle777/
Machfal776/
Maafali774/
Mafuele774/
Mafalyi774/
Mafeele773/
Maifele772/
Mahafal771/
Maifail771/
Maifaul771/
Mayfall771/
Mafgall771/
Mafoule771/
Mafelei771/
Mafeleh771/
Mafalai771/
Maifali771/
Mafaali771/
Mafahli771/
Mafalip771/
Maefele771/
Mafoleu771/
Mafotle771/
Mafuile771/
Mefaleu771/
Mofales771/
Mmafele771/
Mafalha771/
Mafasil771/
Mafohle771/
Mofahle771/
Mofatle771/
Moufale771/
Mafalia771/
Mayfile770/
Mofal7311/
Maphalle711,184/
Mafoulie7164/
Mashfali7123/
Mahavale7120/
Maphahle7119/
Ma'afala7118/
Mahafaly7117/
Maifhala7117/
Maifalla7110/
Mafejala713/
Mayfiele712/
Maifolle712/
Mafahala712/
Mahavele712/
Mofatlhe712/
Maphaule712/
Mayfeald711/
Mawfoley711/
Moosfale711/
Maefelea711/
Maefelei711/
Mafeille711/
Mafeuleu711/
Mafiyala711/
Mahfoule711/
'Mafeele711/
Maphaile711/
Mafhahla711/
Mofali67297/
Mafola67267/
Moufal67145/
Mofele6773/
Mahfol6733/
Mafoli6719/
Mafeli6715/
Mofala6715/
Mefele678/
Moofal675/
Mofaly674/
Mafeul674/
Mafoul674/
Maphal673/
Mahval673/
Mofail673/
Mefali673/
Moffal672/
Mahfujali671/
Mayfeiled671/
Mojfal671/
Mofall671/
Mofole671/
Mefaly671/
Moifal671/
Maphaille671/
Maphatlhe671/
Mofile671/
Masfol671/
Maffaelli671/

Mafale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafale in the Marathi language
मफलेmaphale-

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