Mafanda Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mafanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6161:119,93413,059
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mafanda (66) may also be a first name.

Mafanda Last Name Facts

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

Mafanda occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafanda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mafanda is the 498,439th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafanda are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 66 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 119,934. Outside of The DR Congo Mafanda is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafandha9323/
Maifanda931/
Mafandi8656/
Mofanda8655/
Mafando8611/
Mafande865/
Mafonda862/
Maphanda80280/
Mafaindi80109/
Mafounda8019/
Maifandi8017/
Maifonda805/
Mafondah801/
Maffonda801/
Masfandi801/
Mafondo7135/
Mafondi7114/
Mafonde717/
Mofando714/
Mofandi711/
Mofandj711/
Mofande711/
Mofonda711/
Mefonda711/
Mashfandoh711/
Maphonda67335/
Mofandeh6750/
Mafhondo6725/
Maphande6714/
Meifandi677/
Mafondou672/
Mafondop671/

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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 Mafanda
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