Mafemera Surname

460,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafemera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafemera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7141:21,6223,247
England141:3,979,861125,553
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mafemera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafemera is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafemera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 460,648th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,942,082 people. Mafemera is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mafemera reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mafemera is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 714 people, or 1 in 21,622. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 37 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 22 percent reside and Harare Province, where 20 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifemra886/
Mafemura882/
Mafamera882/
Mafemere882/
Mufemera881/
Mafomera881/
Meafmer802/
Mafumira7519/
Mafumara7515/
Mofamera7510/
Mafemory757/
Mofemere752/
Mawufemor71554/
Mofammera715/
Mafammere712/
Mefmer711/
Mafmor711/
Maffameir711/
Mefemor674/
Meffmer673/
Mfamere671/
Mfmr671/
Mfomere671/
Maevaamara671/
Mvamira671/
Mafumhirwa671/

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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 Mafemera
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