Mafeta Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1471:13,8273,053
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mafeta (246) may also be a first name.

Mafeta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafeta is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafeta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 942,947th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafeta reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 569,299th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 246 people.

This surname is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 13,827. In Lesotho Mafeta is primarily found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 54 percent reside, Leribe District, where 26 percent reside and Mokhotlong District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside.

Mafeta Last Name Statistics demography

Mafeta earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.67% less than the national average, earning R 91,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafetah9210/
Mafheta921/
Mafetha921/
Mafesta921/
Mafeeta921/
Mafita832,470/
Mafata831,532/
Mafeto83657/
Mafete83376/
Mofeta83171/
Mafety8337/
Mefeta8316/
Mafota8312/
Mafeti831/
Mafethe77906/
Maifata77227/
Mefetah77156/
Mafitah77149/
Mafotha77119/
Mafetgo7742/
Mapheta7726/
Maifete7716/
Maifita7716/
Masfety7714/
Mafatau7710/
Mafatha779/
Masfita778/
Mefetha777/
Maffete774/
Mafitas772/
Mafotah771/
Mafotta771/
Mafethi771/
Mafesti771/
Mafatta771/
Mofetta771/
Mafetie771/
Mafette771/
Mahfata771/
Maffata771/
Maifeto771/
Maffetti71146/
Maphetha7136/
Maffette716/
Moufetah711/
Mmapheta711/
Maphetoa711/
Maffetgo711/
Mafeutie711/
Mafeuteu711/
Mathfyta711/
Maffitta711/
Maffietti67172/
Mofota67122/
Mafoto6798/
Mafiti6788/
Mauffette6772/
Mofete6767/
Mafito6740/
Mefita6736/
Mofeto6722/
Mofata6721/
Mofeti6714/
Mofita673/
Mafite672/
Maffiotta671/
Maifaitoa671/
Mahfothah671/
Mmaphetoa671/

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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
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  • 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 Mafeta
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