Mafere Surname

583,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2081:74,22210,978
Lesotho1671:12,1712,717
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Mafere (138) may also be a first name.

Mafere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafere has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mafere.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafere? popularity and diffusion

Mafere is the 583,527th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,570,849 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafere live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafere is also the 787,636th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 138 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 74,222. In Zimbabwe Mafere is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 44 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 29 percent are found.

Mafere Last Name Statistics demography

Mafere earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.78% less than the national average, earning R 112,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfere9219/
Mafereh921/
Maifere921/
Maferie921/
Maferey920/
Mafer91134/
Mafre9162/
Masferre8633/
Maferrer861/
Maiferie861/
Maffre833,309/
Mafera83400/
Mafire83157/
Mapfre83144/
Mafare83141/
Mafreh83123/
Maffer83101/
Mefere8355/
Maufer8340/
Mofere8328/
Maufre8324/
Maferi8319/
Mafore8310/
Maifre8310/
Masfer8310/
Madfer839/
Mafery836/
Mayfer835/
Maafer833/
Maifer833/
Mafear832/
Mazfer832/
Mafier832/
Majfer831/
Matfer831/
Maferd831/
Mafert831/
Masferrer801,681/
Maufeer77292/
Mauffre77155/
Maffert77141/
Maferri77140/
Maaferi77136/
Maffare77130/
Mefereh7751/
Maifert7743/
Mafirei7710/
Masferi7710/
Maphere778/
Machfer776/
Maifera776/
Maiffre776/
Mafeera774/
Mefiere773/
Mauffer772/
Maferra772/
Maifare772/
Mahafre771/
Mafaire771/
Maifire771/
Maifore771/
Hmafear771/
Mofereh771/
Moferie771/
Mazfeer771/
Mayhfer771/
Mofiere771/
Maffery770/
Maefore770/
Mahafer770/
Massferrer751/
Mofre7366/
Mofer7312/
Mafir7311/
Mafferra7147/
Maffiore7142/
Mafferri7119/
Mapfaire7113/
Moffereh714/
Mmaphere713/
Meaffery713/
Mahafare712/
Mahaffer712/
Maffieri712/
Mahaffeeres711/
Masferrè711/
Maifeard711/
Maferiss710/
Mefire6716,764/
Mafiri671,760/
Moferi67266/
Mofire67223/
Mafira67185/
Moffre6791/
Mafari6751/
Mofare6723/
Mafori6721/
Meferi6720/
Moffer6717/
Maufir679/
Mosfer679/
Mefore679/
Mahaffery677/
Mofore675/
Mahfir673/
Mapher673/
Moufer672/
Mahver672/
Mofier671/
Meifer671/
Mofher671/
Mafary671/
Maphre671/
Mefyre671/
Mefare671/
Moifer671/
Mofrej671/
Moofre670/
Meufer670/

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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 Mafere
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