Maffor Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Maffor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maffor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Maffor Last Name Facts

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

Maffor is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maffor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Maffor is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Maffor reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Maffor is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 71 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 14 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 7 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maffort9290/
Mafford927/
Mgaffor921/
Mafor911,839/
Mafforth861/
Masfford860/
Maffortt860/
Mafort831,001/
Moffor8389/
Mahfor8320/
Maford8320/
Maifor8317/
Maffar8310/
Mafore8310/
Meffor839/
Mayfor836/
Mafoor836/
Mafour834/
Maufor833/
Maforh832/
Maafor832/
Matfor831/
Mafhor831/
Mofford77680/
Maufort77247/
Mahfour77212/
Maffare77130/
Mayford77125/
Maffard7739/
Mafortt7718/
Maffart7713/
Maforth7713/
Majffar778/
Moffort777/
Mafoure777/
Mahford777/
Mazffar775/
Masfour775/
Madford775/
Maudfor773/
Mafhoor772/
Masford772/
Mefforh771/
Maifore771/
Mazfour771/
Mafgour771/
Madffar771/
Mgafoor771/
Maifoor771/
Mayfore770/
Matford770/
Mayfort770/
Mofor735,171/
Mefor73458/
Mafur73102/
Mafar7369/
Mashford71791/
Mayforth71162/
Maiforth7140/
Mayfohrt7116/
Meadford714/
Mahaffar712/
Majhfoor711/
Maifoure711/
Masforth711/
Mausford710/
Mawforth710/
Meatford710/
Mahfar67314/
Mahfur67278/
Maufur67275/
Masfur67178/
Mafare67141/
Masfar6763/
Mafure6751/
Mazfar6735/
Mafart6726/
Mafarh6719/
Moford6715/
Majfar6712/
Madfar679/
Moufor676/
Mofore675/
Maafar674/
Mofort673/
Moffar672/
Mefour672/
Matfar672/
Mowfor671/
Meefor671/
Mayfordth671/
Mayshford671/
Mafurt671/
Mafard671/
Mafarz671/
Hmafar671/
Muofor671/

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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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  • 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 Maffor
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