Mafanya Surname
Approximately 2,999 people bear this surname
Mafanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,681 | 1:20,208 | 2,559 |
| Tanzania | 172 | 1:307,800 | 23,568 |
| Zimbabwe | 121 | 1:127,589 | 16,979 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mafanya (75) may also be a first name.
Mafanya Demographics
Average Mafanya Salary in
South Africa
R 203,004
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafanya (Russian: Мафаня) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mafanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mafanya is the 147,599th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,429,992 people. Mafanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafanya reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 75 people.
The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,681 people, or 1 in 20,208. In South Africa Mafanya is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
Mafanya Last Name Statistics demography
Mafanya earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.57% less than the national average, earning R 203,004 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapfanya | 93 | 190 | / |
| Mafhanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maifanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mafanja | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mafonya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mafanyo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mafania | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mafanea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafagna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maphanya | 80 | 42 | / |
| Mafonyas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muofanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maphganya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mafonyo | 71 | 32 | / |
| Maphonya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mophanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maphanja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maphanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafanhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moufangna | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mafonjo | 57 | 23 | / |
| Mafogno | 57 | 17 | / |
| Mofanjo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mafougnia | 50 | 1 | / |
| Maifougna | 50 | 1 | / |
Mafanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafanya in the Russian language | ||
| Мафаня | mafana | - |
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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 Mafanya
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