Mafanise Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafanise Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafanise Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1071:144,28318,537
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mafanise Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafanise is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafanise? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,765,740th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Mafanise is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafanise reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 144,283. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 47 percent reside, Harare Province, where 36 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 16 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe Mafanise exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafanisa881/
Mafonise881/
Mafanisha8221/
Mafhanisa821/
Mafounis7525/
Mafonisa7523/
Mafaneze752/
Mafanich751/
Mafaneza751/
Mafanizi751/
Mafhonisa711/
Maiphanich565/
Mahaphanich531/
Mafonesa5011/
Mafonych501/

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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 Mafanise
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