Mafaro Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1711:90,28212,982
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
United States371:9,796,187405,931
France111:6,038,429280,838
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mafaro (88) may also be a first name.

Mafaro Last Name Facts

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

Mafaro (Hindi: मफरो) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafaro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 876,631st most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Mafaro are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 88 people.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 90,282. In Zimbabwe Mafaro is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent reside and Harare Province, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Mafaro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mafaro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mafaro surname increased 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mafaro Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mafaro earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.21% more than the national average, earning R 280,908 per year and in United States they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning $47,408 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maffaro921/
Maifargo8637/
Maefaroh866/
Maifarou861/
Maffaros861/
Mafara832,633/
Maforo83580/
Mafero8321/
Mahafatro801/
Mafhara77137/
Maifara7742/
Mafeïro7712/
Masfara775/
Maffara772/
Mafeiro771/
Maforos771/
Meafara771/
Madforo771/
Maffero771/
Mafooro771/
Maferro771/
Mapharo771/
Mefairo771/
Maforoa771/
Maifero771/
Mahfara771/
Mapfaira7138/
Mafeirou7120/
Mafeïrou7115/
Mapharoh7115/
Moufarou719/
Masfarah714/
Mafaraud712/
Mahfarat712/
Mahfarad711/
Mafeyrou711/
Maudforo711/
Madforou711/
Mapharoj711/
Mafaraha711/
Mahafara711/
Masfarra711/
Mafora675,779/
Mafera67400/
Moforo6775/
Maphairot6747/
Masfaraud6726/
Mofero6718/
Mofara6714/
Meforo679/
Mefero671/
Mefara671/
Meapharoj671/
Mahafatra671/
Máfara671/

Mafaro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafaro in the Hindi language
मफरोmapharo-

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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 Mafaro
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