Mafikane Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Mafikane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mafikane (13) may also be a first name.
Mafikane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafikane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafikane is found most in Lesotho. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafikane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mafikane is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Mafikane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafikane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafikane is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 13 people.
The surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 100 percent live. Other than Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mafikane
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