Mafaya Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mafaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
Botswana551:39,7627,636
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mafaya (20) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifaya922/
Mahfaya921/
Masfaya921/
Mafaaya921/
Mafauya921/
Mafaa918/
Mafay913/
Mafuya833,071/
Mafayo83447/
Maufay83281/
Mafoya83263/
Mafiya83153/
Mafeya8360/
Mafayi8360/
Mofaya8347/
Masfay8342/
Maffay8320/
Mafaja835/
Mafaia834/
Matfay832/
Mapfaa831/
Mefaya831/
Madfay831/
Maafaa831/
Mafaye831/
Mafhay830/
Meafay830/
Mafa8013,985/
Mafy8014/
Mafiyah7756/
Masfaye7745/
Mapfuya779/
Maaafay778/
Maffiya776/
Maifiya776/
Maphaya775/
Mafajah772/
Madfaay772/
Mafayou771/
Maffaha771/
Mafouya771/
Maifauy771/
Mafiyat771/
Mahafay770/
Maafa736,503/
Maffa731,956/
Mafai73566/
Mafoa73323/
Maufa73285/
Maifa73170/
Mapfa73163/
Mafyo7327/
Mafea7323/
Mafha7316/
Maffy7313/
Mafey739/
Madfy737/
Mafiy734/
Mafau733/
Masfy733/
Maàfa733/
Mayfa732/
Maafy732/
Mafoy732/
Mafaj731/
Mawfa731/
Meafa731/
Mahfy731/
Maify731/
Mahfiyah71294/
Mahaffay71122/
Mafayoux7131/
Mahfajah7128/
Maffajah713/
Mafayout712/
Mahafaja711/
Mafuyash711/
Mafiyash711/
Mafuja671,465/
Maffey67917/
Mafiyo67365/
Madfai67167/
Mafooa67144/
Mafeja67124/
Mefeya67107/
Maefai6787/
Mafait6750/
Maifea6747/
Masfai6743/
Mafuyo6742/
Maffai6741/
Mafaiz6737/
Mofiya6734/
Mafija6733/
Maffea6731/
Mafiye6730/
Mefaja6725/
Matfey6723/
Mafaid6721/
Maefau6721/
Mafaut6716/
Maifoa6713/
Mafaud6713/
Masfayoux6713/
Mofayi6713/
Mafuoa6710/
Mahfau679/
Mafoyo679/
Masfey678/
Mefoya678/
Mefayu677/
Mafeyo677/
Mahfaj676/
Mafaje675/
Mafoja675/
Mafaji674/
Maufoy674/
Mofuya674/
Mafuye672/
Maifaj672/
Mahafy672/
Mafaus672/
Mafoia672/
Mafoyi672/
Maffae671/
Mahffy671/
Mafauz671/
Maphay671/
Moffay671/
Maffoa671/
Mafiia671/
Mashfy671/
Mafaie671/
Mafais671/
Maafha671/
Mafauh671/
Maffoy671/
Maffìa671/
Mafiey671/
Mahfai671/
Mofaja671/
Mofeya671/
Maaffa671/
Mafeyi671/
Mafhys671/
Mafioa671/
Maifha671/
Matfai671/
Mafhaj671/
Meafoy670/
Majfey670/
Mafphy670/

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