Mafaru Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Mafaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 62 | 1:853,897 | 43,657 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Mafaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafaru (Bengali: মাফরু, Marathi: मफारु) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafaru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mafaru is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafaru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 853,897. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 97 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafaruj | 92 | 3 | / |
| Maifaru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafarud | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafaraud | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maifarou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maforu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maferu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Masfaraud | 80 | 26 | / |
| Maeforu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapharu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahavaru | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mafeirou | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mafeïrou | 71 | 15 | / |
| Moufarou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mapharud | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mafeyrou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madforou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohdfairuz | 63 | 6 | / |
| Maphoru | 62 | 675 | / |
| Meaforoe | 57 | 15 | / |
| Mefeirou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mefeïrou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mapfouroe | 53 | 1 | / |
Mafaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafaru in the Bengali language | ||
| মাফরু | mapharu | - |
| Mafaru in the Marathi language | ||
| मफारु | mapharu | - |
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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 Mafaru
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