Mafetu Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Mafetu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mafetu Demographics
Average Mafetu Salary in
South Africa
R 148,416
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafetu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafetu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafetu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafetu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,121,169th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafetu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa Mafetu is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Mafetu Last Name Statistics demography
Mafetu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.55% less than the national average, earning R 148,416 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafeuteu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafitu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafoteu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Maphetu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mafatau | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mefethu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mafetoe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mefetuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefeteu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafothu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafaatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphethu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mafoteuh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Maffoteu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mmaphetu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mefeuteu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefitu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mofatu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mofotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maifaitou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafitoe | 62 | 407 | / |
| Maphatu | 62 | 119 | / |
| Maphotu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mofothu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mephetu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Moffatou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maafitoe | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Mafetu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis