Mafiga Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mafiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1801:294,12022,795
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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 can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafiga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,028,911th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafiga live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 294,120. In Tanzania Mafiga is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 99 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfiga926/
Maifiga921/
Mafigo83389/
Mafuga83181/
Mafigi8362/
Mapfigo7716/
Mafegoa772/
Mafuuga771/
Maifega771/
Maphiga771/
Matfigih712/
Maifigui711/
Maifekga711/
Mofuga67379/
Mafego67187/
Mafugo673/
Mafegi672/
Mefuga672/
Mefega672/
Mafege672/
Mashfighi671/
Mafhege6287/
Maphega6225/
Mafegye623/
Mefeuga623/
Maffego622/
Mafuego621/
Mafegot621/
Mafeugo621/
Maphige621/
Maphuga621/
Mafegho621/
Maphukga571/
Mapheaga571/
Maiphegui531/
Mofego501/

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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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