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 last name Mafanele is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafanele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 523,789th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafanele reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafanele is also the 587,225th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 233 people.

The surname Mafanele is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 330 people, or 1 in 164,175. In South Africa Mafanele is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 53 percent reside, Gauteng, where 38 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 47 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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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