Mafanja Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mafanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mafanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafanja is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafanja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Mafanja occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Mafanja are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia Mafanja is most numerous in: Riau, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafanya | 86 | 2,999 | / |
| Mafania | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mafansa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafanza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafanea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafagna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapfanya | 80 | 190 | / |
| Maphanja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mafhanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafondja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maifanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafandjou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mefania | 71 | 79 | / |
| Mofanza | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mafonjo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mafanye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mafanyo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mofanjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mefenja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mafanie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mafange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafonje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maifanso | 67 | 111 | / |
| Maphanya | 67 | 42 | / |
| Maphansa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mafondjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maphanca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muofanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofainji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafanhou | 67 | 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 Mafanja
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