Mafete Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mafete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2941:184,27820,137
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mafete (463) may also be a first name.

Mafete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafete is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mafete.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafete? popularity and diffusion

Mafete is the 760,012th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafete are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 396,209th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 463 people.

The surname Mafete is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 184,278. In South Africa Mafete is mostly found in: North West, where 54 percent live, Limpopo, where 26 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa Mafete occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Mafete Last Name Statistics demography

Mafete earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.21% less than the national average, earning R 111,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafethe92906/
Maifete9216/
Maffete924/
Mafette921/
Mafetie921/
Mafet9112/
Maffette866/
Mafeuteu861/
Mafeutie861/
Mafate83579/
Maffet83303/
Mafeta83278/
Mafote83243/
Maifet83141/
Mayfet83120/
Mofete8367/
Mahfet8355/
Mafiet8344/
Mafety8337/
Mafeed8316/
Mafett833/
Mgafet833/
Mafite832/
Masfet831/
Maufet831/
Mafeut831/
Maafet831/
Mefete831/
Mmafet831/
Mafeti831/
Mauffette8072/
Maffett771,218/
Mauffet7792/
Maphete7761/
Mafoteu7716/
Masfety7714/
Maefate779/
Mofethe778/
Mofette773/
Mafoite772/
Maifote772/
Mafeeta771/
Mafesti771/
Mahfeet771/
Mefeteu771/
Mefethe771/
Mefetie771/
Mafaite771/
Mafetha771/
Mafethi771/
Maffate771/
Mafheta771/
Maifate771/
Mafeast770/
Moffete770/
Maufeit770/
Masfeet770/
Maufett770/
Maufiet770/
Mayfeather751/
Mofet73117/
Mafed7362/
Mafit7352/
Moffette71235/
Maffetti71146/
Maffoteu718/
Mafoteuh718/
Mayffett711/
Maifotte711/
Mefeuteu711/
Mopfethe711/
Maffiote711/
Maffeett710/
Mattfedt710/
Maaffett710/
Maffhate710/
Mafita672,470/
Mofeed672,075/
Moffet671,995/
Mafoti671,031/
Maphet67226/
Maffit67175/
Maffietti67172/
Mofeta67171/
Mafiti6788/
Mofate6764/
Mayfetova6756/
Mafait6750/
Maffiotte6728/
Mofett6723/
Mofeti6714/
Mayfed677/
Mahfed675/
Mofote675/
Maufit674/
Maifed674/
Maffed672/
Mahaffeyt671/
Mafitt671/
Meifet671/
Maafit671/
Mafeud671/
Mafiot671/
Maifit671/
Mofeht671/
Mefeti671/
Mafith671/
Moifet671/
Moffetthe670/

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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 Mafete
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