Mafeba Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Mafeba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafeba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Mafeba (26) may also be a first name.

Mafeba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafeba is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafeba? popularity and diffusion

Mafeba is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafeba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Mafeba is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 67 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 33 percent reside.

Mafeba Last Name Statistics demography

Mafeba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.44% less than the national average, earning R 39,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafiba83157/
Mafewa83105/
Mafoba8316/
Mafaba839/
Mafebe833/
Mafebo832/
Mofeba831/
Mapheba7765/
Mafeeva777/
Mafebou772/
Mafeuwa772/
Mafobah772/
Mafeubi771/
Mafhaba771/
Matfeeva7113/
Mafabhai711/
Mafiwa6732/
Mafobo6726/
Mofebo6721/
Mofebe673/
Mafiva672/
Mafibo671/
Mefoba671/
Mafibi671/
Mafabo671/
Mafibe671/

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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 Mafeba
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