Mafero Surname

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

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mafero (12) may also be a first name.

Mafero Last Name Facts

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

Mafero is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mafero.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafero? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Mafero live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mafero is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Mafero is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Mafero is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafeïro9212/
Maifero921/
Maferro921/
Mafeiro921/
Maffero921/
Mafeirou8620/
Mafeïrou8615/
Mafeyrou861/
Maforo83580/
Mafera83400/
Mafaro83308/
Mafiro83242/
Mofero8318/
Mefero831/
Mazzferro802/
Massferro801/
Mafiroh77437/
Mapfiro77197/
Mahfiro7791/
Maufiro7749/
Masfiro7715/
Maifera776/
Mafeera774/
Meffero772/
Maferra772/
Masfera771/
Maffaro771/
Maefera771/
Mahfiroh711,443/
Maufiroh71246/
Mafferra7147/
Machfiro7111/
Mafitroh718/
Maefaroh716/
Mefeirou712/
Massfera711/
Mahafera711/
Mefeïrou711/
Mafora675,779/
Mafara672,633/
Mofiro67223/
Mafira67185/
Mefiro67148/
Moforo6775/
Maufitroh6723/
Mahfirroh6710/
Meforo679/
Mefera673/
Mahfirouh672/
Mahadfiro671/

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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 Mafero
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis