Mafela Surname

184,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9031:28,4703,665
Lesotho1711:11,8862,657
Botswana991:22,0904,408
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Liberia161:275,53316,331
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mafela (386) may also be a first name.

Mafela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafela is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafela? popularity and diffusion

Mafela is the 184,960th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,179,558 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafela reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 441,020th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 386 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,903 people, or 1 in 28,470. In South Africa Mafela is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and North West, where 3 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 7 percent reside and Botswana, where 4 percent reside.

Mafela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mafela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.78% less than the national average, earning R 138,348 per year and in United States they earn 72.53% more than the national average, earning $74,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafiela9269/
Mafeela9218/
Mafelah9213/
Mafelia925/
Mafehla923/
Mafhela921/
Maefelea861/
Mayfiela860/
Mafala83698/
Mafele83518/
Mafelo83270/
Mafola83267/
Mafila83208/
Mofela83121/
Mefela8355/
Mafeli8315/
Mafely832/
Mafuila772,893/
Maifala771,614/
Maphela771,601/
Mafohla771,069/
Mafahla77890/
Mafhala77254/
Mafihla77114/
Maefelo7793/
Mofelah7789/
Maafala7769/
Mafiele7728/
Maefala7724/
Mafalla7722/
Mafilas7718/
'Mafele7712/
Mafehle777/
Maifelo776/
Mefelah775/
Mafilah774/
Masfele774/
Mafeele773/
Mahfeli773/
Maifele772/
Maffeli772/
Mmofela772/
Mafilad771/
Mafolai771/
Mafolia771/
Mafelei771/
Mafeleh771/
Mafalai771/
Maffola771/
Mafoila771/
Maifeli771/
Mefeula771/
Mmafele771/
Mafalha771/
Maafola771/
Masfely771/
Matfelo771/
Majfila771/
Mafalia771/
Maffiola71116/
Maefilia7191/
Ma'afala7118/
Maifhala7117/
Mapheula7115/
Maefolia7111/
Maifalla7110/
Mapheela717/
Maifuila715/
Maphiela715/
Moofeloa714/
Mayfiele712/
Mafahala712/
Maphaela712/
Mahafila711/
Masfilia711/
Mafallah711/
Maefalea711/
Maefelei711/
Mafeille711/
Mafeuleu711/
'Mafeele711/
Mahafola711/
Maphetla711/
Maphehla711/
Mafhahla711/
Mafihloa711/
Mafithla711/
Mattfelo710/
Mafolo672,915/
Mafalo67847/
Mofeli67367/
Mafilo67212/
Mofele6773/
Mafili6758/
Mofola6754/
Mefola6751/
Mafile6736/
Mofila6719/
Mofala6715/
Mefala673/
Mefelo673/
Mofely672/
Mafily672/
Maiphetla672/
Mayfeiled671/
Maphelahe671/
Maphetlha671/
Mauphelia670/

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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 Mafela
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