Mafia Surname

133,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Mafia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,9831:80,3613,747
Pakistan4311:414,4877,718
Nigeria3371:525,64625,906
Brazil3361:637,12623,622
Colombia1431:334,0845,986
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Mafia (28,216) may also be a first name.

Mafia Last Name Facts

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

Mafia (Arabic: مافيا, Bengali: মাফিয়া, Hindi: माफिया, Russian: Мафиа) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mafia.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 133,232nd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,153,530 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Mafia reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mafia is also the 29,233rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 28,216 people.

The last name Mafia is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,983 people, or 1 in 80,361. Barring Bangladesh Mafia is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Mafia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Mafia earn somewhat more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $24,211,300 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maffia913,250/
Mafiah91283/
Maifia91269/
Maefia9134/
Mafija9133/
Masfia9112/
Mahfia919/
Maufia917/
Mafias916/
Mafiha914/
Maafia913/
Mafioa911/
Mmafia911/
Mafhia911/
Mafiat911/
Mahfiah8394/
Mashfia8319/
Mahafia8310/
Maaifia834/
Mafihat831/
Mafoyia831/
Mafeiia831/
Maiffia831/
Maifiah831/
Mhaffia830/
Mofia80842/
Mafio80111/
Mefia8080/
Mafea8023/
Mafya8016/
Méfia801/
Mahafiha776/
Mashfiha771/
Maffio73148/
Mafios73147/
Maifea7347/
Maffea7331/
Maphia7327/
Mafioz7321/
Mafiho7316/
Mofija7315/
Maviah7314/
Mofiah7312/
Mofioa736/
Mafioe735/
Meifia735/
Maffía734/
Mahvia734/
Mofiat732/
Matfya732/
Mofias731/
Moufia731/
Mafhya731/
Mafyah731/
Mefiah731/
Maifio731/
Mafiot731/
Mafioh731/
Moifia731/
Mofiad731/
Mapfya731/
Moffia730/
Mahfujiah7110/
Maafeah67258/
Mahavia6712/
Maphias6711/
Moffiat672/
Maifeay671/
Moudfia671/
Mafujja671/
Maffiod671/
Mafejio671/
Mafaaya671/
Mapfios671/
Maffios671/

Mafia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafia in the Bengali language
মাফিয়াmaphiya95.24
মফিয়াmaphiya4.76
Mafia in the Hindi language
माफियाmaphiya80
माफिाmaphia20
Mafia in the Russian language
Мафиаmafia-
Mafia in the Arabic language
مافياmafya-

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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 Mafia
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