Mafame Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mafame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459

Mafame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafame is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mafame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafame? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mafame is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Mafame live; 51 percent live in Oceania Islands and 51 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Mafame is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 49 percent are found.

Mafame Last Name Statistics demography

Mafame earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.09% less than the national average, earning R 68,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafaume9222/
Mafamey921/
Mafam915/
Mafameah861/
Mafuyame861/
Masfameh861/
Mafama8384/
Mafham8361/
Mahfam838/
Mafome832/
Mafeme832/
Mafami831/
Maafam831/
Mafime831/
Maifam831/
Mayfam830/
Mafhome7745/
Mafomie7720/
Mafomme773/
Maufeme773/
Maifama772/
Mofasme771/
Mafahma771/
Mahfamy771/
Mafhamt771/
Mofamed771/
Mofam73317/
Mafom7316/
Mafahama716/
Hmafatmh711/
Mofammer711/
Mafhamth711/
Maffomme711/
Mafomeha711/
Mafoma67588/
Mofama67263/
Mapham67136/
Mafemi67135/
Mafhom6776/
Mafoum6724/
Mofami6711/
Maafom677/
Mohfammed676/
Mafuom674/
Mafoom673/
Mofeme672/
Mofome672/
Mafomi671/
Moufam671/

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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 Mafame
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