Mafen Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mafen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mafen (44) may also be a first name.

Mafen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafen has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mafen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafen? popularity and diffusion

Mafen is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Mafen live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 44 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Mafen is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafeng91104/
Masfen9129/
Maifen9115/
Madfen919/
Mhafen917/
Mayfen914/
Mafeun913/
Mafeen913/
Maffen912/
Mahfen911/
Maafen911/
Matfen910/
Maifien832/
Maufeen831/
Mahfeen831/
Matfeen831/
Mafenne831/
Mofen80328/
Mafin80128/
Mafem807/
Mefen806/
Mafengue771/
Mahfin73342/
Mafina73328/
Meffen73303/
Maffin73289/
Matfin73200/
Machfn73192/
Mafing73140/
Moffen7326/
Maufin7317/
Meifen7314/
Mojfen7314/
Mofeng7310/
Maafin738/
Maphen735/
Masfin734/
Moufen732/
Mohfen731/
Meefen731/
Moyfen731/
Mofeun731/
Meafin731/
Mayfin730/
Maifin730/
Maffina67666/
Mapheng67322/
Mahaven6750/
Meifeng6737/
Maifion6713/
Maphaen674/
Mmofeng674/
Mofn673/
Mahafin672/
Mosfeng671/
Moufeng671/
Mgaffin671/
Maufina671/
Mayfind671/
Measfin671/
Maphien671/
Maffing670/
Maifink670/

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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 Mafen
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