Mafemane Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mafemane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafemane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251

Mafemane (1,069) may also be a first name.

Mafemane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafemane occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafemane? popularity and diffusion

Mafemane is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafemane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 244,625th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 1,069 people.

The last name Mafemane is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 62 percent are found, Gauteng, where 37 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent are found.

Mafemane Last Name Statistics demography

Mafemane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.74% less than the national average, earning R 41,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafeman934/
Mafamane88205/
Mafemani88119/
Mafomane88118/
Mafemana8810/
Mafetman889/
Mofemane881/
Mafimane881/
Mafomene7540/
Mofomane754/
Mofemene751/
Maphomane71137/
Maffomene712/
Moffomane711/
Mofiman671/
Mofomene631/
Mefomene631/
Mofimann630/
Mehfomani597/
Maphomene591/
Maphimon5025/

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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 Mafemane
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