Mafeka Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho5731:3,547636
South Africa981:552,83443,423
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mafeka (220) may also be a first name.

Mafeka Last Name Facts

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

Mafeka (Marathi: मफेका, Russian: Мафека) is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafeka? popularity and diffusion

Mafeka is the 488,458th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafeka live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 608,246th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 220 people.

Mafeka is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 573 people, or 1 in 3,547. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Quthing District, where 32 percent live, Berea District, where 17 percent live and Leribe District, where 14 percent live. Besides Lesotho it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfeka92429/
Mafoeka9214/
Mafieka923/
Maifekga861/
Mapfeeka861/
Mafika835,359/
Mafaka83667/
Mafeke83318/
Mafoka83242/
Mofeka838/
Mafeko835/
Mafeki832/
Mapfaka77403/
Mafuika77239/
Mapheka7783/
Maifeke7776/
Mafioka7722/
Mapfika7714/
Mefeuka7712/
Maifika779/
Mahfika776/
Mafakah775/
Mafihka771/
Mafieca771/
Maifeki771/
Mafokha771/
Mafocka771/
Mafeuko771/
Mafekeu771/
Mafeiki771/
Mapfoka771/
Mafeukou7145/
Maphekha714/
Mafeikou711/
Maufeker711/
Maifieke711/
Maifecke711/
Mahafeky711/
Maffeuke711/
Mafoko674,373/
Mofoka672,216/
Mafike67729/
Mafiko67254/
Mofika6756/
Mefoka6756/
Mofaka6749/
Mafako6731/
Mefika6712/
Mafiki679/
Mofeko675/
Mafaca675/
Mafeco673/
Mefaka671/
Mafoqa671/
Maifekque671/
Mafice671/

Mafeka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafeka in the Marathi language
मफेकाmapheka-
Mafeka in the Russian language
Мафекаmafeka-

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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
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  • 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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