Mafengu Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Mafengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 43 | 1:359,029 | 33,752 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Mafengu (17) may also be a first name.
Mafengu Demographics
Average Mafengu Salary in
South Africa
R 74,268
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafengu occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mafengu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafengu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,808,717th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafengu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 359,029. In Zimbabwe Mafengu is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 53 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 40 percent live and Harare Province, where 2 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Mafengu Last Name Statistics demography
Mafengu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.75% less than the national average, earning R 74,268 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Mafengu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis