Mafeda Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafeda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Mafeda (40) may also be a first name.

Mafeda Last Name Facts

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

Mafeda is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mafeda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafeda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Mafeda is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafeda live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 40 people.

Mafeda is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 514,608. In Zimbabwe Mafeda is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafheda9259/
Mafeuda9218/
Mafeeda921/
Mafedha921/
Mafoda83126/
Mafida83123/
Mafada83110/
Mafedi8376/
Mafede8325/
Mefeda839/
Maifada773,456/
Mafodda77193/
Maifede7799/
Mafidah7792/
Mahfida7745/
Mafedhi7728/
Mafadah7722/
Mahfoda7721/
Maufida7715/
Maïfada7714/
Masfida7712/
Maefada7711/
Mafhida7711/
Mefeuda776/
Mafaida775/
Maffoda774/
Mafedot774/
Mahfada773/
Maifoda772/
Mafodaa771/
Mafodah771/
Mafaada771/
Maîfada771/
Meffeda771/
Maffada771/
Maufada771/
Mapheda771/
Maufidah7126/
Mahfidah7115/
Maifaida7111/
Mafaddah713/
Mahfodha712/
Maffodda711/
Maifadau711/
Maifadaa711/
Maiffada711/
Maifahda711/
Mafaidah711/
Mofedi6771/
Mofada6769/
Mafidi6760/
Mofida6740/
Mafado6726/
Mefoda6724/
Mafido6713/
Maufidaah677/
Mafide676/
Maifphada675/
Mefida673/
Mafodo671/
Mahfeudhe671/
Mofoda671/
Mefada671/

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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 Mafeda
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