Mafari Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Niger

Mafari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Mafari (2,288) may also be a first name.

Mafari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafari (Hindi: मफरी, Marathi: माफरी) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafari? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Mafari live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 155,907th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 2,288 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bushenyi District, where 65 percent are found, Kampala District, where 12 percent are found and Isingiro District, where 6 percent are found. Other than Uganda Mafari exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madfari92117/
Masfari9241/
Maifari9241/
Mahfari9234/
Majfari928/
Mazfari922/
Mafhari922/
Maafari921/
Mafahri921/
Maffari921/
Mafaari921/
Maefari921/
Mafaris921/
Maifatri866/
Mafara832,633/
Mafare83141/
Mafori8321/
Maferi8319/
Mofari833/
Mefari831/
Mafary831/
Maphari77768/
Maferri77140/
Mafhara77137/
Maaferi77136/
Maffare77130/
Mofarhi7746/
Maifara7742/
Mafaure7719/
Mahvari7719/
Mofarih7710/
Mafares7710/
Mofhari776/
Mafouri774/
Mafaruj773/
Mehfari773/
Mofarid773/
Maifare772/
Moufari772/
Maffara772/
Mapfori772/
Mosfari772/
Meafara771/
Mojfari771/
Mafarry771/
Mozfari771/
Mafaire771/
Meffari771/
Maferie771/
Maifori771/
Mofarrij71199/
Mapfaira7138/
Masfarre7137/
Maffares7133/
Mahavari7133/
Mafferri7119/
Mapfaire7113/
Mafargeh719/
Maffouri718/
Maifouri716/
Masfarré715/
Moufarih714/
Mahfouri714/
Mafaresh712/
Mahafare712/
Mahuvari711/
Mafaraha711/
Maaphori711/
Moufarij711/
Mozffari711/
Mohffari711/
Maiforai711/
Maiferie711/
Madfouri711/
Masfouri711/
Mafora675,779/
Mafere67537/
Moferi67266/
Mofori6759/
Mofare6723/
Meferi6720/
Mofara6714/
Moufarrij6712/
Mafore6710/
Mafery676/
Mefare671/
Masfarres671/
Masfarrer671/
Máfara671/
Mooffarij671/
Mahavarai671/
Mefori671/
Moufariss671/

Mafari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafari in the Hindi language
मफरीmaphari99.86
मफारीmaphari0.07
Mafari in the Marathi language
माफरीmaphari66.67
मफरीmaphari33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafari
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