Mafani Surname

367,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 981 people bear this surname

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

Mafani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8551:63,3667,971
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafani (187) may also be a first name.

Mafani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafani (Hindi: मफनी, Marathi: मफानी) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 367,166th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,428,691 people. The surname Mafani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mafani reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafani is also the 665,130th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 187 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 855 people, or 1 in 63,366. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Mafani Last Name Statistics demography

Mafani earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning R 213,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maufani92243/
Maifani9285/
Mahfani924/
Mafanie922/
Mafanaia861/
Mafanich861/
Mafane831,328/
Mafana83865/
Mafany8360/
Mofani8342/
Mafoni8319/
Mafaune77810/
Maffoni77454/
Mafouni7731/
Maifana7728/
Mafongi7712/
Mafanny7710/
Moifani777/
Mafeane777/
Maifane777/
Mafanyo775/
Mafeana775/
'Mafane771/
Moufani771/
Mafange771/
Mafanea771/
Madfane771/
Madfoni771/
Mafaana771/
Maphangi7148/
Madfouni7126/
Mafounis7125/
Mafognie718/
Mauphani715/
Mafahane712/
Maphanyi711/
Mapfaune711/
Mafaunee711/
Mafphane711/
Mahafane711/
Maifaine711/
Maifouni711/
Maphaini711/
Maphanie710/
Mofana671,005/
Maiphanit67341/
Mafona67305/
Mofane67226/
Mafone67183/
Mofoni671/
Maphangai671/

Mafani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafani in the Marathi language
मफानीmaphani-
Mafani in the Hindi language
मफनीmaphani50
मफणीmaphani50

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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 Mafani
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