Mafalo Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

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

Mafalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8251:65,6708,247
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England41:13,929,515290,718
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Mafalo (51) may also be a first name.

Mafalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafalo is most common in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 411,827th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,603,950 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafalo live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most common given name on earth. It is borne by 51 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 825 people, or 1 in 65,670. In South Africa Mafalo is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 53 percent are found, Gauteng, where 38 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Mafalo Last Name Statistics demography

Mafalo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.37% less than the national average, earning R 141,696 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifalo923/
Mafahlo921/
Mafolo832,915/
Mafala83698/
Mafelo83270/
Mofalo831/
Maifala771,614/
Mafahla77890/
Mafhala77254/
Maphalo77120/
Maefelo7793/
Maafala7769/
Mafoloi7740/
Maefolo7736/
Maefala7724/
Mafalla7722/
Mafohlo7719/
Maifelo776/
Mafatla775/
Maffolo773/
Maifolo772/
Mafollo771/
Mafalha771/
Mafolop771/
Mafoloh771/
Masfala771/
Mafalia771/
Ma'afala7118/
Maifhala7117/
Maifalla7110/
Mafoulou716/
Mafathla714/
Mafahala712/
Mafalahe711/
Mmefahlo711/
Mafhahla711/
Mafalatt711/
Mafallah711/
Mofolo6711,379/
Mafela672,292/
Mafola67267/
Mefolo67203/
Mofala6715/
Mefelo673/
Mefala673/
Mahaphalo672/
Maphalloa671/

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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 Mafalo
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