Mafelo Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Mafelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mafelo (108) may also be a first name.
Mafelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafelo is found most frequently in Malawi. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafelo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 963,821st most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafelo are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 108 people.
It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Barring Malawi Mafelo exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maefelo | 92 | 93 | / |
| Maifelo | 92 | 6 | / |
| Matfelo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mattfelo | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mafolo | 83 | 2,915 | / |
| Mafela | 83 | 2,292 | / |
| Mafalo | 83 | 847 | / |
| Mafilo | 83 | 212 | / |
| Mefelo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Maphelo | 77 | 178 | / |
| Mafiela | 77 | 69 | / |
| Mafihlo | 77 | 65 | / |
| Mafoloi | 77 | 40 | / |
| Maefolo | 77 | 36 | / |
| Maifleo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mafohlo | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mafeela | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mafilou | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mafelah | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mefeulo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mafelia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maffolo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mafehla | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mafilio | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maifalo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maifolo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafyolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafahlo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafhela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafollo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafoloh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meffelo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maffiolo | 71 | 66 | / |
| Mafilios | 71 | 10 | / |
| Moofeloa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maphehlo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maphetlo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mafihloa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapheelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafeuleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mayfiela | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mofolo | 67 | 11,379 | / |
| Mafala | 67 | 698 | / |
| Mafola | 67 | 267 | / |
| Mafila | 67 | 208 | / |
| Mefolo | 67 | 203 | / |
| Mofela | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mefela | 67 | 55 | / |
| Maiphetlo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mofalo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Mafelo
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