Mafall Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mafall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mafall (1,679) may also be a first name.

Mafall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafall (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻓﺎﻝ) is most common in Mauritania. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Mafall live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 187,860th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 1,679 people.

The last name Mafall is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Mafall is most numerous in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 50 percent live and Inchiri Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafalle921/
Mafgall921/
Mayfall921/
Mafal9153/
Mafale83927/
Maifal8399/
Mefall8314/
Mafalh8314/
Maffal8310/
Mahfal838/
Mayfal835/
Mhafal832/
Maufal832/
Mofall831/
Madfal831/
Mafeal831/
Mazfal831/
Mafaile77345/
Maifale77161/
Mhafale779/
Machfal776/
Mahafal771/
Mafasil771/
Mafayle771/
Maifaul771/
Maifail771/
Moffall770/
Mefal7378/
Mofal7311/
Maphalle711,184/
Maifolle712/
Mahafale712/
Mafeille711/
Mayfeald711/
Mafole671,391/
Moufal67145/
Mefail6750/
Mahfol6733/
Meffal6721/
Mofale676/
Moofal675/
Mafeul674/
Mafoul674/
Mofail673/
Mahval673/
Maphal673/
Moffal672/
Mojfal671/
Mefaul671/
Moifal671/
Maphaille671/
Masfol671/

Mafall Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafall in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻓﺎﻝmafal60
ﻣﻔﺎﻝmfal40

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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 Mafall
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