Mafikeng Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mafikeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafikeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5281:102,60912,417
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
Lesotho471:43,2467,178
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mafikeng (55) may also be a first name.

Mafikeng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafikeng is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafikeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mafikeng is the 467,272nd most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname Mafikeng occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafikeng are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafikeng is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 55 people.

The surname Mafikeng is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 102,609. In South Africa Mafikeng is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 31 percent reside, Gauteng, where 30 percent reside and Free State, where 28 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 20 percent reside and Lesotho, where 7 percent reside.

Mafikeng Last Name Statistics demography

Mafikeng earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.35% less than the national average, earning R 134,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafekeng8823/
Mofikeng888/
Mafiking881/
Mafukeng881/
Mafikenq881/
Mafeukeng823/
Mafekieng821/
Mafeking75363/
Mofukeng75249/
Mofekeng7541/
Mefekeng754/
Mefeukeng7139/
Moefekeng712/
Meufeukeng671/
Mofuking632/
Mofeking631/
Mefeking631/

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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 Mafikeng
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