Mafeke Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
Lesotho1141:17,8293,803
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mafeke (24) may also be a first name.

Mafeke Last Name Facts

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

Mafeke is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafeke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mafeke is the 857,026th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Mafeke is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafeke are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

The surname Mafeke is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 297,680. In South Africa Mafeke is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Free State, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Mafeke occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Mafeke Last Name Statistics demography

Mafeke earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.95% less than the national average, earning R 187,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifeke9276/
Mafoeke921/
Mafekeu921/
Mafek9126/
Maifieke861/
Maifecke861/
Maffeuke861/
Maufeker861/
Mafike83729/
Mafeka83679/
Mafake83434/
Mafeeq8310/
Mefeke8310/
Mafoke8310/
Mafeki832/
Maifek832/
Mafeck832/
Maifekgue803/
Maifekque801/
Mapfeka77429/
Mafaeki7718/
Mafeche774/
Mafieka773/
Mapheke772/
Moufeke771/
Mapfake771/
Mafeiki771/
Mafohke771/
Mafokeu771/
Maifeki771/
Mafik732,415/
Mofek732/
Mafex732/
Mafeq731/
Maifegue71391/
Maïfegue711/
Maifeque711/
Mahafeky711/
Maefaeki711/
Mapfeeka711/
Mafika675,359/
Mafaki67322/
Mawfik67273/
Mahfik6787/
Mofoke6713/
Maufik6712/
Mefoke6711/
Moufek679/
Mafiki679/
Mofeka678/
Mouffekes674/
Mafoki673/
Mefike673/
Mofeeq673/
Mofake672/
Mafick671/
Maffex671/
Mofeek671/
Moifek671/
Moffek671/
Mofeks671/
Mafice671/
Mafikh671/
Maifeggue671/
Maifex671/
Maiffokeu671/

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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 Mafeke
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