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

The surname Maffa (Russian: Маффа) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maffa is the 210,934th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,725,739 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Maffa live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 149 people.

The surname Maffa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 967 people, or 1 in 56,027. In South Africa Maffa is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and North West, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside.

Maffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maffa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Maffa last name are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.67% being 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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