Mafalla Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mafalla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafalla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Italy31:20,385,563143,117

Mafalla (20) may also be a first name.

Mafalla Last Name Facts

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

Mafalla is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafalla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Mafalla are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafalla is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

Mafalla is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 90 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 41 percent reside and Italy, where 14 percent reside.

Mafalla Last Name Statistics demography

Mafalla earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.48% less than the national average, earning R 110,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifalla9310/
Mafallah931/
Mafala92698/
Maifala861,614/
Mafahla86890/
Mafhala86254/
Maafala8669/
Maefala8624/
Mafatla865/
Mafalai861/
Mefalla861/
Masfala861/
Mafalle861/
Mofalla861/
Mafalha861/
Mafalia861/
Maphalla801,449/
Ma'afala8018/
Maifhala8017/
Mafalleh807/
Mafathla804/
Mafahala802/
Mafalley801/
Mefallah801/
Mafhahla801/
Mafalatt801/
Maefalea801/
Mafalahe801/
Mafela772,292/
Mafale77927/
Mafalo77847/
Mafali77296/
Mafola77267/
Mofala7715/
Mefala773/
Mafaly772/
Moufallah754/
Mayfaller751/
Maphalhla751/
Maphalloa751/
Mafuila712,893/
Mafatle712,664/
Maphala711,984/
Mafohla711,069/
Mafoula71808/
Mafaile71345/
Mafahle71245/
Maifale71161/
Mofahla71103/
Mafhali7134/
Mahfali7121/
Mafeela7118/
Mafelah7113/
Mhafale719/
Mafalyi714/
Maafali714/
Mafehla713/
Maifalo713/
Mafolap712/
Mafoila711/
Mafotla711/
Moifala711/
Mafolai711/
Maifali711/
Mafaali711/
Mafahli711/
Mafalie711/
Mafalip711/
Mafayle711/
Maffola711/
Maafola711/
Mafahlo711/
Mafhela711/
Mafollo711/
Maphalle671,184/
Mafatlhe67216/
Maphahla6785/
Mahuvala6753/
Mashfali6723/
Mahafaly6717/
Maifoula6713/
Maphaila676/
Mafailes676/
Mofalaus675/
Maphalai675/
Mahavala675/
Maifuila675/
Maphalap674/
Mafathle672/
Maphatla672/
Maifolle672/
Maphaela672/
Mahafale672/
Maphalga671/
Mafothla671/
Mefaliaj671/
Mafeille671/
Mahafola671/

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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 Mafalla
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