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 last name Mafatshe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mafatshe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafatshe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 443,157th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,452,070 people. The last name Mafatshe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafatshe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafatshe is also the 992,070th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 92 people.

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

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
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  • 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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