Mafando Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mafando Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
Mafando Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafando Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafando occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mafando click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafando? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Mafando is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafando are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mafando is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Mafando exists in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 36 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafanda | 86 | 661 | / |
| Mafondo | 86 | 35 | / |
| Mofando | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mashfandoh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mafhondo | 80 | 25 | / |
| Mafandha | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mafondou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mafondop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maifanda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafoundou | 75 | 107 | / |
| Mofondo | 71 | 232 | / |
| Mofanda | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mefondo | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mafonda | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mapfoundou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphanda | 67 | 280 | / |
| Maphondo | 67 | 131 | / |
| Moufondo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mafounda | 67 | 19 | / |
| Maifonda | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mefoundo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mofoundo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafondah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maffonda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moiphando | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moufoundo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mofonda | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mefonda | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maphonda | 53 | 335 | / |
| Mophondo | 53 | 4 | / |
| Moufounda | 50 | 70 | / |
| Mohdfamda | 50 | 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
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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 Mafando
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