Mafema Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2731:56,5508,562
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Ivory Coast331:699,12819,606
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mafema (287) may also be a first name.

Mafema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafema is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mafema.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 760,012th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mafema reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 522,011th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 287 people.

The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 56,550. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent live, Harare Province, where 37 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Mafema is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent live.

Mafema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mafema last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mafema earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 105.32% more than the national average, earning R 487,908 per year and in United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifema9211/
Maffema926/
Mapfema921/
Mafoma83588/
Mafemo83215/
Mafemi83135/
Mafama8384/
Mofema8349/
Mafima836/
Mafeme832/
Mafemoi775/
Maufeme773/
Maifama772/
Mafeumo771/
Mafahma771/
Mafahama716/
Mafameah711/
Mafomo67158/
Mafamo6724/
Mafimo6710/
Mofemi672/
Mofeme672/
Mafime671/
Mafimi671/

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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 Mafema
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