Mafele Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3271:165,68118,511
Tanzania1281:413,60629,126
Lesotho361:56,4608,384
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mafele (48) may also be a first name.

Mafele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafele is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 600,164th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. Mafele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafele reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 48 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 165,681. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, North West, where 24 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Lesotho, where 7 percent are found.

Mafele Last Name Statistics demography

Mafele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.78% less than the national average, earning R 76,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafiele9228/
'Mafele9212/
Mafehle927/
Masfele924/
Mafeele923/
Maifele922/
Mafelei921/
Mafeleh921/
Maefele921/
Mafelle921/
Mmafele921/
Mafle9161/
Mafelleh8614/
Mayfiele862/
Maefelea861/
Maefelei861/
Mafeille861/
Mafeuleu861/
'Mafeele861/
Mafela832,292/
Mafole831,391/
Mafale83927/
Mofele8373/
Mafile8336/
Mafeli8315/
Mefele838/
Mafeul834/
Mafely832/
Maffle831/
Mafeal831/
Mayfeiled801/
Mafille77472/
Mafaile77345/
Mafahle77245/
Maifale77161/
Mafiela7769/
Maffile7719/
Mmofele7719/
Mafeela7718/
Mafiles7715/
Maefale7715/
Maphele7711/
Mhafale779/
Maflehi778/
Mafelia775/
Mahfeli773/
Mafilez772/
Maffeli772/
Mofeley771/
Mafalle771/
Mafayle771/
Mafiole771/
Mafoleu771/
Mafuile771/
Maifeli771/
Maifeul771/
Mefeleu771/
Mefeule771/
Mofelle771/
Mefiele771/
Mafhela771/
Mafohle771/
Masfely771/
Mayfile770/
Mayfeil770/
Mahafle770/
Mofle7381/
Mapheule71143/
Mapheele71132/
Mayfeild7154/
Maphelle7142/
Mayfiled7126/
Mafalleh717/
Mafailes716/
Maphetle716/
Maephele716/
Mahafale712/
Maifolle712/
Mahavele712/
Mayfeald711/
Mawfoley711/
Maffiole711/
Mafalley711/
Maefalea711/
Maphehle711/
Maffille711/
Mayfiela710/
Mapheelle67846/
Mofeli67367/
Mafali67296/
Mafila67208/
Moufle67180/
Mofela67121/
Mafili6758/
Mefale6711/
Mofale676/
Moffle673/
Mofely672/
Mefeli672/
Mafily672/
Mapheelee672/
Mofole671/
Maphle671/
Maisfeild671/
Mmaphehle671/
Mofile671/

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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 Mafele
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