Mafena Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Mafena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394

Mafena (13) may also be a first name.

Mafena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafena is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mafena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafena? popularity and diffusion

Mafena is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafena reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafena is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Madagascar, where 44 percent are found.

Mafena Last Name Statistics demography

Mafena earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.11% less than the national average, earning R 132,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafenat92123/
Mafenga926/
Mafeana925/
Mafiena921/
Maifena921/
Mafegna921/
Mafeena921/
Mafeni832,068/
Mafana83865/
Mafina83328/
Mafona83305/
Mafene8345/
Mefena831/
Mafeny831/
Maffina77666/
Mafinga77586/
Masfene7777/
Maufene7749/
Maifana7728/
Mafeane777/
Mapfene776/
Maphena774/
Mafhina773/
Mafengo773/
Mafeune772/
Mafenge772/
Mofoena772/
Mafanea771/
Mafaana771/
Mafeeno771/
Mafinai771/
Maufeni771/
Mafenyi771/
Mafheni771/
Mafanah771/
Mafinas771/
Mapfeni771/
Maufina771/
Masfina771/
Mafynga771/
Mafeney770/
Mahafeno713,106/
Maifinah7135/
Maefonea7114/
Mapheana7110/
Moifenga711/
Madfaina711/
Mahafeny711/
Maifinga711/
Maphenga711/
Maasfene711/
Maephana711/
Mafeengo711/
Mayfenet710/
Mofana671,005/
Mofina67397/
Mafini67221/
Mofona6731/
Mefana6731/
Mafine6722/
Mofeni6719/
Mofene6717/
Mofeno6712/
Mafino676/
Mefina673/
Mefona671/

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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 Mafena
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