Mafiga Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Mafiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 180 | 1:294,120 | 22,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mafiga (17) may also be a first name.
Mafiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafiga is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafiga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,028,911th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafiga reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mafiga is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 294,120. In Tanzania Mafiga is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 99 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapfiga | 92 | 6 | / |
| Maifiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafigo | 83 | 389 | / |
| Mafuga | 83 | 181 | / |
| Mafigi | 83 | 62 | / |
| Mapfigo | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mafegoa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafuuga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maifega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matfigih | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maifigui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maifekga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mofuga | 67 | 379 | / |
| Mafego | 67 | 187 | / |
| Mafugo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mafegi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mefuga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mefega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafege | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mashfighi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafhege | 62 | 87 | / |
| Maphega | 62 | 25 | / |
| Mafegye | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mefeuga | 62 | 3 | / |
| Maffego | 62 | 2 | / |
| Mafuego | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mafegot | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mafeugo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maphige | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maphuga | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mafegho | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maphukga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mapheaga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maiphegui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mofego | 50 | 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
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- 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 Mafiga
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