Mafanele Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafanele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafanele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3301:164,17518,364
Zimbabwe2891:53,4208,102
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mafanele (233) may also be a first name.

Mafanele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafanele is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafanele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 523,789th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. Mafanele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafanele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafanele is also the 587,225th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 233 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 164,175. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 53 percent are found, Gauteng, where 38 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 47 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mafanele Last Name Statistics demography

Mafanele earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.9% less than the national average, earning R 157,080 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafanle932/
Mafanela8890/
Mafenele887/
Mafanile881/
Mafanyole823/
Maphangele783/
Mofanile751/
Maphanela711/
Maffongelli63175/
Mofoneli6330/

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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 Mafanele
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