Mafayo Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Mafayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Tanzania | 214 | 1:247,391 | 19,981 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Mafayo (435) may also be a first name.
Mafayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafayo is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafayo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 669,375th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. Mafayo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafayo are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mafayo is also the 411,176th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 435 people.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 326,901. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 48 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Mafayo
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