Mafeka Surname
Approximately 679 people bear this surname
Mafeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 573 | 1:3,547 | 636 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mafeka (220) may also be a first name.
Mafeka Demographics
Average Mafeka Salary in
South Africa
R 128,832
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafeka (Marathi: मफेका, Russian: Мафека) is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafeka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 488,458th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,732,763 people. The surname Mafeka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafeka live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafeka is also the 608,246th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 220 people.
The surname Mafeka is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 573 people, or 1 in 3,547. In Lesotho it is most common in: Quthing District, where 32 percent are found, Berea District, where 17 percent are found and Leribe District, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Mafeka Last Name Statistics demography
Mafeka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.79% less than the national average, earning R 128,832 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapfeka | 92 | 429 | / |
| Mafoeka | 92 | 14 | / |
| Mafieka | 92 | 3 | / |
| Maifekga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapfeeka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafika | 83 | 5,359 | / |
| Mafaka | 83 | 667 | / |
| Mafeke | 83 | 318 | / |
| Mafoka | 83 | 242 | / |
| Mofeka | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mafeko | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mafeki | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mapfaka | 77 | 403 | / |
| Mafuika | 77 | 239 | / |
| Mapheka | 77 | 83 | / |
| Maifeke | 77 | 76 | / |
| Mafioka | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mapfika | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mefeuka | 77 | 12 | / |
| Maifika | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mahfika | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mafakah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mafihka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafieca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maifeki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafokha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafocka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafeuko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafekeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafeiki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapfoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafeukou | 71 | 45 | / |
| Maphekha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mafeikou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maufeker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maifieke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maifecke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahafeky | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maffeuke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafoko | 67 | 4,373 | / |
| Mofoka | 67 | 2,216 | / |
| Mafike | 67 | 729 | / |
| Mafiko | 67 | 254 | / |
| Mofika | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mefoka | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mofaka | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mafako | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mefika | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mafiki | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mofeko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mafaca | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mafeco | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mefaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafoqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maifekque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafice | 67 | 1 | / |
Mafeka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafeka in the Marathi language | ||
| मफेका | mapheka | - |
| Mafeka in the Russian language | ||
| Мафека | mafeka | - |
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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 Mafeka
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