Mafama Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Mafama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Mafama (125) may also be a first name.
Mafama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafama has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Mafama is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafama are found; 43 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 832,731st most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 125 people.
The last name Mafama is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafatma | 92 | 3 | / |
| Maifama | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mafahma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafamad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafahama | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mafameah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafoma | 83 | 588 | / |
| Mafema | 83 | 376 | / |
| Mofama | 83 | 263 | / |
| Mafame | 83 | 43 | / |
| Mafamo | 83 | 24 | / |
| Mefama | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mafami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafouma | 77 | 304 | / |
| Mafaume | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mafomat | 77 | 13 | / |
| Maifema | 77 | 11 | / |
| Maffema | 77 | 6 | / |
| Maphama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mafamey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahfamy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mofamad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapfema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphamga | 71 | 8 | / |
| Maffouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maffomat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masfameh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafhooma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafemo | 67 | 215 | / |
| Mafomo | 67 | 158 | / |
| Mofami | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mohfammad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mofamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafomi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mafama
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