Mafara Surname

164,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,8021:8,5671,014
Mexico3481:356,6847,444
Nigeria2491:711,41732,711
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England141:3,979,861125,553
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Máfara (1) are calculated separately.

Mafara (364) may also be a first name.

Mafara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafara (Hindi: मफरा, Russian: Мафара) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Máfara. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 164,675th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,767,773 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Mafara reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafara is also the 456,229th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 364 people.

Mafara is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,802 people, or 1 in 8,567. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 23 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Mafara exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Mafara Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mafara earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.22% less than the national average, earning R 175,320 per year and in United States they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $39,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mafara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafara in the Hindi language
मफराmaphara92.86
मफाराmaphara7.14
Mafara in the Russian language
Мафараmafara-

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Footnotes

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