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 last name Mafeta is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafeta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 942,947th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafeta are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 569,299th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 246 people.

The last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 13,827. In Lesotho Mafeta is mostly concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 54 percent are found, Leribe District, where 26 percent are found and Mokhotlong District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found.

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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  • 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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