Mafaralala Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

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

Mafaralala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafaralala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafaralala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafaralala is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafaralala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,333,288th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafaralala live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 324,417. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 38 percent live and North West, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Mafaralala Last Name Statistics demography

Mafaralala earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.45% less than the national average, earning R 155,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafharalala95142/
Mapharalala862/
Mpharalala80213/
Mafra Leal801/
Mafiri Lewela521/
Mphuraleli5039/
Mphoraleli503/

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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 Mafaralala
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