Mafel Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Micronesia
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Mafel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Micronesia41:26,561731
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafel (535) may also be a first name.

Mafel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻓﻠﻪ) occurs most in Micronesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mafel.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 33 percent of Mafel are found; 33 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 27 percent are found in Micronesia. It is also the 364,566th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 535 people.

It is most frequently held in Micronesia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 26,561. In Micronesia Mafel is most numerous in: Yap, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Micronesia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Ecuador, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafuel91262/
Mahfel91146/
Mgafel9130/
Maffel9119/
Mafeld9110/
Mafeul914/
Mafiel913/
Matfel912/
Mafael911/
Mafell911/
Maifel911/
Maifeld83368/
Mayfeld8329/
Matfeld8317/
Matfelt8311/
Mayfiel839/
Masfeld838/
Maifele832/
Masfell831/
Mahafel831/
Maifeul831/
Maifoel831/
Mafil8066/
Mofel803/
Maifl801/
Mattfeld77579/
Maysfelt7719/
Mausfeld779/
Maasfeld778/
Mayfeldd773/
Maysfeld771/
Matfeldt770/
Mafiol7381/
Masfil7367/
Mahfil7333/
Mofeel737/
Maufil737/
Mohfel736/
Maifil733/
Mefiel733/
Mofeld733/
Mofelt732/
Meffel732/
Moffel732/
Mefuel731/
Maafil731/
Meufel731/
Mayfil731/
Mapfil731/
Maefil731/
Madfil731/
Moufel731/
Mafleh731/
Mowfel731/
Mafflt731/
Mefell730/
Mattfeldt71399/
Mahafil6761/
Mosfeld6733/
Meyfeld6723/
Maffiol6722/
Meuffel6717/
Mayfild675/
Mafioll673/
Meifeld672/
Maifled672/
Hmattfeldt671/
Mohfeld671/
Mawfill671/
Mauhfil671/
Maffltt671/
Maflett671/
Mofeldt671/
Mosfelt671/
Maafuul671/
Motfelt670/
Maffill670/
Moffelt670/
Mayfill670/

Mafel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻓﻠﻪmaflh-

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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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  • 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 Mafel
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