Mafefe Surname

113,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mafefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,7281:19,8172,503
South Africa1901:285,14627,904
Zimbabwe1351:114,35715,590
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafefe (306) may also be a first name.

Mafefe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafefe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafefe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mafefe is the 113,418th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,786,601 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafefe live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 503,193rd most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 306 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,728 people, or 1 in 19,817. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Mafefe Last Name Statistics demography

Mafefe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.59% less than the national average, earning R 162,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafefee925/
Mafeefe922/
Mafef91787/
Mafhefhe866/
Mafefa83230/
Mafeev839/
Mafofe831/
Mafefi831/
Mofefe831/
Mefefe831/
Matfeev7725/
Mafofeu778/
Mahfeef772/
Mafofeh771/
Maafeef771/
Mafif731/
Mafeb731/
Maifeffi713/
Mafifi671,103/
Mafifa6728/
Mahfif679/
Mafafi677/
Mafofi674/
Masfif673/
Mafifz671/
Mofefa671/
Mofafe671/
Maifew671/
Mofeev671/
Matfev671/
Mayfew671/
Mafiev671/
Madfew670/

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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 Mafefe
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