Maffa Surname

210,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,956 people bear this surname

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

Maffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9671:56,0277,110
Tanzania7111:74,4617,744
Ivory Coast781:295,78511,177
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Maffa (149) may also be a first name.

Maffa Last Name Facts

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

Maffa (Russian: Маффа) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maffa? popularity and diffusion

Maffa is the 210,934th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,725,739 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Maffa reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 149 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 967 people, or 1 in 56,027. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 60 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.

Maffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maffa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maffa surname expanded 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Maffa are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Maffa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.55% less than the national average, earning R 112,764 per year and in United States they earn 22.95% more than the national average, earning $53,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maffai9141/
Maffat9138/
Maffea9131/
Maffay9120/
Maffah914/
Maffoa911/
Maffaz911/
Maffìa911/
Maaffa911/
Mafa8913,985/
Mahaffa8398/
Maffait8381/
Maffatt835/
Maffaha831/
Maffais831/
Maffo808,816/
Maafa806,503/
Maffi805,946/
Moffa804,463/
Mafaz803,057/
Mafas802,485/
Maffe80749/
Mafai80566/
Mafoa80323/
Maufa80285/
Maifa80170/
Mapfa80163/
Mafah8078/
Mafat8076/
Masfa8076/
Maffè8047/
Mafad8047/
Matfa8036/
Meffa8028/
Mafea8023/
Madfa8022/
Mafha8016/
Maffy8013/
Maefa8012/
Mafaa808/
Maffé804/
Mafau803/
Mahfa803/
Mafay803/
Maàfa803/
Mayfa802/
Mafaj801/
Mawfa801/
Meafa801/
Mgafa801/
Mahaffay77122/
Mauffait7753/
Mahaffat771/
Mauffais771/
Moffat7338,356/
Maffei7321,288/
Maffey73917/
Maffeu73495/
Mayfat73311/
Maffet73303/
Mafaya73286/
Maufay73281/
Mhafaz73242/
Maifat73228/
Maiffi73205/
Maffit73175/
Madfai73167/
Maffie73154/
Maffio73148/
Maffii73147/
Mafooa73144/
Mahafa73124/
Maffer73101/
Maifah7388/
Maefai7387/
Maffee7355/
Maffou7355/
Mafait7350/
Maufas7350/
Maifea7347/
Mahufa7344/
Masfai7343/
Masfay7342/
Mafaiz7337/
Maiffo7336/
Moffah7323/
Maffoh7323/
Mafaid7321/
Maefau7321/
Mafaha7319/
Meaffo7316/
Mafaut7316/
Maafah7315/
Mouffa7314/
Mafaaz7313/
Maifoa7313/
Mafaud7313/
Maffeï7313/
Mashfa7310/
Mafuoa7310/
Mahfau739/
Mayfah738/
Mahfaj736/
Mafaja735/
Maffos735/
Mafash735/
Mafaia734/
Mahfah734/
Maifad733/
Mafass733/
Maffes732/
Matfay732/
Maifaj732/
Maffed732/
Mafaus732/
Maffez732/
Mahffy731/
Maifas731/
Masfat731/
Mafauz731/
Maffoj731/
Maffot731/
Maffui731/
Mapfaa731/
Moffad731/
Moffay731/
Mawfah731/
Maitfa731/
Mathfa731/
Matfas731/
Mauffo731/
Mafais731/
Maafat731/
Maaffi731/
Maafha731/
Mafauh731/
Mafffo731/
Maffgo731/
Maffoo731/
Maffoy731/
Maffée731/
Mafféi731/
Majfah731/
Majfas731/
Mahfai731/
Meffah731/
Mhaffo731/
Mmaffo731/
Madfaa731/
Madfay731/
Maafaa731/
Madfah731/
Mafioa731/
Maifha731/
Mazfah731/
Matfai731/
Mauffe731/
Mafasd731/
Mafhaj731/
Mafhay730/
Maffis730/
Maufat730/
Meafay730/
Mafi6722,361/
Moffatt6720,705/
Mafo678,968/
Maffeis676,026/
Mafe672,484/
Mofa672,063/
Mahaffy671,581/
Maffett671,218/
Mahafha67770/
Mefa67310/
Maffitt67277/
Mauffet6792/
Maffuid6717/
Mashfat6717/
Mahafaj6715/
Mafy6714/
Muiffah6713/
Mahffey6712/
Mahaffe6710/
Mashfah6710/
Mafé6710/
Maaafay678/
Moffats675/
Mafahas674/
Maffott673/
Madfath673/
Moffait673/
Mafféïs673/
Meafeae673/
Mauffer672/
Mouffat672/
Moffash672/
Maffohe672/
Maifaya672/
Madfaay672/
Mahfauj671/
Mauffey671/
Mafauij671/
Mhaffey671/
Mahfaya671/
Mofffat671/
Maufait671/
Mashfad671/
Mafaaya671/
Mafatch671/
Maafash671/
Maffehy671/
Maffeïs671/
Maffoud671/
Mafféis671/
Meffaah671/
Massfah671/
Mhaffiz671/
Maifauy671/
Mafouha671/
Maaafah671/
Maaffei671/
Mahafay670/
Mafeast670/
Maffith670/
Mayfath670/

Maffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maffa in the Russian language
Маффаmaffa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maffa
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