Mafaya Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Mafaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 178 | 1:304,369 | 29,195 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Mafaya (20) may also be a first name.
Mafaya Demographics
Average Mafaya Salary in
South Africa
R 123,696
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafaya is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 924,083rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. Mafaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafaya are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name internationally It is held by 20 people.
Mafaya is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 304,369. In South Africa Mafaya is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Mafaya exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Mafaya Last Name Statistics demography
Mafaya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning R 123,696 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 Mafaya
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