Mafatshe Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

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

Mafatshe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafatshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7661:70,7288,824
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mafatshe (92) may also be a first name.

Mafatshe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafatshe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafatshe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 443,157th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,452,070 people. Mafatshe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafatshe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafatshe is also the 992,070th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 92 people.

The last name Mafatshe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 766 people, or 1 in 70,728. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 61 percent reside, Gauteng, where 30 percent reside and Limpopo, where 3 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mafatshe Last Name Statistics demography

Mafatshe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.86% less than the national average, earning R 180,948 per year.

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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 Mafatshe
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