Mafethe Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafethe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafethe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4591:4,428872
South Africa4321:125,41114,757
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
England61:9,286,343223,652
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Mafethe (65) may also be a first name.

Mafethe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafethe occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafethe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 390,762nd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,043,649 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafethe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 65 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 459 people, or 1 in 4,428. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 56 percent are found, Maseru District, where 31 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 6 percent are found. Beside Lesotho Mafethe exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 48 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Mafethe Last Name Statistics demography

Mafethe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.12% less than the national average, earning R 106,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafete92376/
Maifete8616/
Mofethe868/
Maffete864/
Mafathe862/
Mafette861/
Mafetie861/
Mafothe861/
Mefethe861/
Mafetha861/
Mafethi861/
Mafet8312/
Mayfeather821/
Maffette806/
Mopfethe801/
Mafeutie801/
Mafeuteu801/
Maffet77303/
Mafeta77278/
Maifet77141/
Mayfet77120/
Mofete7767/
Mahfet7755/
Mafiet7744/
Mafety7737/
Mafeed7716/
Mgafet773/
Mafett773/
Maafet771/
Mefete771/
Mmafet771/
Mafeti771/
Mafeut771/
Maufet771/
Masfet771/
Mafith771/
Mauffette7572/
Moffetthe750/
Maffett711,218/
Mauffet7192/
Maphete7161/
Mafatih7159/
Mafithi7116/
Masfety7114/
Mofethi7114/
Mofathe714/
Mofette713/
Mafotih711/
Mafheta711/
Mefeteu711/
Mahfeet711/
Mefetie711/
Mafesti711/
Mafeeta711/
Mefetih711/
Moffeth711/
Mafothi711/
Maufiet710/
Maufett710/
Masfeet710/
Maufeit710/
Maffith710/
Moffete710/
Mafeast710/
Maphathe671,179/
Mophethe67659/
Moffette67235/
Maffetti67146/
Mofet67117/
Mafed6762/
Mafit6752/
Maphetha6736/
Mofatheh6713/
Mafoteuh678/
Maifathi676/
Maphethi674/
Maphothe673/
Maypheth671/
Mayffett671/
Mafohyth671/
Mefeuteu671/
Mefothie671/
Maipheth671/
Maaffett670/
Mattfedt670/
Maffeett670/
Mayfaith670/
Moffathe670/

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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 Mafethe
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