Mafene Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Iceland

Mafene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mafene (19) may also be a first name.

Mafene Last Name Facts

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

Mafene is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafene? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mafene live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafene is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name globally, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 53 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and Lesotho, where 4 percent reside.

Mafene Last Name Statistics demography

Mafene earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 97.37% less than the national average, earning R 6,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masfene9277/
Maufene9249/
Mafeane927/
Mapfene926/
Mafenge922/
Mafeune922/
Mafeney920/
Maasfene861/
Mayfenet860/
Mafeni832,068/
Mafane831,328/
Mafone83183/
Mafine8322/
Mofene8317/
Mafena839/
Mafean834/
Mafeun833/
Mafein833/
Mafeny831/
Maffone77145/
Maefane7733/
Maphene7722/
Mafaeni7717/
Mafitne7715/
Mafeing778/
Maifane777/
Mafeana775/
Mafione774/
Mofenge773/
Mefeune772/
Mahfine772/
'Mafane771/
Mhafean771/
Maifone771/
Mafonne771/
Mafohne771/
Mafiena771/
Mafetem771/
Mafanea771/
Maufeni771/
Masfine771/
Mafenyi771/
Mafheni771/
Mafeena771/
Maifena771/
Maffine771/
Mapfeni771/
Maufein770/
Maffione71866/
Maufinet7117/
Maefonea7114/
Mapheane715/
Mafahane712/
Maifaine711/
Mapheney711/
Mahafane711/
Mafphane711/
Mafiteng711/
Mahafeny711/
Maffonne711/
Maufoine710/
Mefane671,627/
Mafain67408/
Mofane67226/
Mafini67221/
Mofine6735/
Mofeni6719/
Mefone679/
Mafoin672/
Majdfheem671/
Mofean671/
Mofeun671/
Mofone671/

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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 Mafene
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