Mafelani Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mafelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mafelani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mafelani (4) may also be a first name.

Mafelani Last Name Facts

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

Mafelani is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafelani? popularity and diffusion

Mafelani is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafelani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafelani is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 4 people.

The surname Mafelani is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,204,700. In Namibia Mafelani is most numerous in: Hardap Region, where 50 percent reside and Zambezi Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Namibia Mafelani exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafilani884/
Mafelane881/
Mafielane8225/
Mafeelane8215/
Mofelane7513/
Maifoujlani741/
Maphelana7172/
Maphelane7165/
Maphilana591/
Maphihlane562/

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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 Mafelani
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