Mafeza Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mafeza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Mafeza (13) may also be a first name.
Mafeza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafeza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafeza is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafeza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafeza live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafeza is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name globally, held by 13 people.
This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and Rwanda, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafaeza | 92 | 21 | / |
| Mafeeza | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mafieza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapfedza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafaza | 83 | 330 | / |
| Mafeja | 83 | 124 | / |
| Mefeza | 83 | 43 | / |
| Mafiza | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mafoza | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mafesa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mofeza | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mafezo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafadza | 77 | 1,091 | / |
| Mafaesa | 77 | 925 | / |
| Mahfoza | 77 | 814 | / |
| Mafazah | 77 | 179 | / |
| Mafetsa | 77 | 139 | / |
| Mapfiza | 77 | 56 | / |
| Mefeuza | 77 | 47 | / |
| Mapheza | 77 | 31 | / |
| Mapfaza | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mahfiza | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mafaaza | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mafidza | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mafirza | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maifesa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maifiza | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mafaiza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maufiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahfaza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafetxa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maifaza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafieca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafoesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafetja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafeuze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maffoza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhafoza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapfidza | 71 | 454 | / |
| Maufazah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mafhazha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mahfazah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mapfadza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mafhadza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mafhidza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafetsha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafeidja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhhafezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meufeuza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafeuzeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafeadjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafaizah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafisa | 67 | 3,115 | / |
| Mafasa | 67 | 90 | / |
| Mafeje | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mafaso | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mafeso | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mafija | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mafosa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mafesi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mofeja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mafise | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mafizi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mofaza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mafese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mafeco | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mafozo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafizo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafegi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafege | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafexe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapfiodza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahfodzah | 67 | 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 Mafeza
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