Mafana Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

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

Mafana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6091:88,96210,902
Zimbabwe1491:103,61214,508
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Liberia71:629,79127,063
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Mafana (105) may also be a first name.

Mafana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafana (Hindi: मफाना) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mafana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 405,063rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,424,909 people. The last name Mafana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafana live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 105 people.

The last name Mafana is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 609 people, or 1 in 88,962. In South Africa Mafana is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Limpopo, where 6 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Mafana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mafana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.73% less than the national average, earning R 95,688 per year and in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafanga92431/
Maifana9228/
Mafeana925/
Mafanea921/
Mafagna921/
Mafaana921/
Mafanah921/
Mafanad921/
Mafangah868/
Mafhanga862/
Mafanaia861/
Maufanga861/
Madfaina861/
Maifanga861/
Mafane831,328/
Mofana831,005/
Mafani83981/
Mafona83305/
Mafany8360/
Mefana8331/
Mafano8330/
Mafena839/
Mahafanga801/
Mafaune77810/
Maphana77244/
Maufani77243/
Maifano7791/
Maifani7785/
Mafango7774/
Moefana7717/
Mafouna7715/
Mafanny7710/
Maifane777/
Mafeane777/
Mofanga776/
Mafanyo775/
Mahfani774/
Mafanie772/
Moffana772/
Madfane771/
Mafange771/
Mowfana771/
'Mafane771/
Maifena771/
Moofana771/
Maïfano771/
Mafeena771/
Maphanga7132,715/
Maifango71109/
Mapheana7110/
Mafahane712/
Mahafane711/
Mafanich711/
Mafaunee711/
Mapfaune711/
Mavahana711/
Mafangou711/
Mafanhou711/
Mafounah711/
Maifaine711/
Maifanno711/
Maifanou711/
Maphanad711/
Maphanha711/
Maephana711/
Mafphane711/
Meafouna711/
Maphanna711/
Mofane67226/
Mafone67183/
Mafono6775/
Mofani6742/
Mefano6733/
Mofona6731/
Mafoni6719/
Matphanna6712/
Mefaña677/
Mmaphanga671/
Mahaphana671/
Maphganga671/
Maphangai671/
Mefona671/
Mefena671/
Maifougna671/
Moufangna671/

Mafana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafana in the Hindi language
मफानाmaphana-

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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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  • 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 Mafana
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