Mafike Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafike Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4111:4,9451,003
South Africa3031:178,80419,656
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mafike (73) may also be a first name.

Mafike Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafike is most common in Lesotho. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafike? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 462,693rd most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,996,634 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafike live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 73 people.

Mafike is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 411 people, or 1 in 4,945. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 39 percent are found, Berea District, where 35 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 12 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 42 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Mafike Last Name Statistics demography

Mafike earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57% less than the national average, earning R 102,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafik912,415/
Mafiyeke861/
Maifieke861/
Mafika835,359/
Mafake83434/
Mafeke83318/
Mawfik83273/
Mahfik8387/
Mafuke8320/
Maufik8312/
Mafiki839/
Mefike833/
Mafikh831/
Mafice831/
Mafick831/
Maphike771,624/
Mafuika77239/
Maifeke7776/
Mafiche7742/
Mapfika7714/
Mafique7711/
Maifika779/
Mapfuke777/
Mafieka773/
Maifiki772/
Mafiksh771/
Mapfake771/
Mafaiki771/
Mafeiki771/
Mafekeu771/
Mafouke771/
Mafieca771/
Mafihka771/
Mafoeke771/
Mofik7392/
Mafek7326/
Mafic732/
Mafex732/
Mafeq731/
Mafiq731/
Mafix731/
Mafiyeka7148/
Mahfiche7118/
Matfikih7112/
Mafuieca714/
Maphikie713/
Mafikhsh712/
Mafikova712/
Mafuyeke711/
Maifecke711/
Maffouke711/
Maffeuke711/
Maufeker711/
Mgaffick711/
Maaphike711/
Mafeka67679/
Moufik67246/
Mofika6756/
Mofuke6727/
Mafuki6719/
Mafiqi6716/
Mafeeq6710/
Mefeke6710/
Mashfique675/
Maifekgue673/
Maphayike673/
Maifek672/
Mafeck672/
Mofake672/
Mofikh672/
Masfiq672/
Mafeki672/
Maifig671/
Mafuieque671/
Matfiq671/
Maffex671/
Maphik671/
Maifex671/
Maifekque671/
Mafiquije671/
Mafioc671/

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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 Mafike
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