Mafata Surname

257,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9281:58,3817,398
Lesotho4751:4,279830
Ivory Coast431:536,54016,589
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mafata (2,518) may also be a first name.

Mafata Last Name Facts

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

Mafata (Hindi: मफता, Marathi: माफता) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 257,166th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,756,884 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mafata reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafata is also the 147,037th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,518 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 928 people, or 1 in 58,381. In South Africa Mafata is primarily found in: Free State, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 31 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.

Mafata Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mafata earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 41.48% less than the national average, earning R 139,056 per year and in United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifata92227/
Mafatau9210/
Mafatha929/
Mahfata921/
Maffata921/
Mafatta921/
Mafasta920/
Mafataya861/
Mafate83579/
Mafeta83278/
Mafati83218/
Mofata8321/
Mafota8312/
Mafato833/
Maifaitoa801/
Mafouta772,133/
Mafaiti771,491/
Maphata7778/
Mafatih7759/
Mafaity7735/
Mafetah7710/
Maffato779/
Mefatah772/
Mosfata772/
Mafathe772/
Mafheta771/
Mafeeta771/
Maefato771/
Mafatie771/
Mafotah771/
Maifato771/
Mafatti771/
Mafaite771/
Maffate771/
Mofatah771/
Mafasto771/
Mafotta771/
Maifate771/
Maifati771/
Mafatto771/
Mofasta771/
Mofattah7134/
Maphatha7118/
Mafatich7112/
Maphatas719/
Maphatay719/
Maphatai717/
Maifathi716/
Maphatat713/
Mafatihe711/
Maffaiti711/
Mmafouta711/
Mofhatha711/
Maphatah711/
Maffhate710/
Mofati671,134/
Mafoti671,031/
Mafeto67657/
Mafote67243/
Mofeta67171/
Mofota67122/
Mafoto6798/
Mofato6772/
Mofate6764/
Mefeta6716/
Mofataach6711/
Maphataph673/
Mafoty673/
Mofaty671/
Maifaitou671/

Mafata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafata in the Hindi language
मफताmaphata-
Mafata in the Marathi language
माफताmaphata50
मफताmaphata50

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Footnotes

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