Mafila Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mafila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa651:833,50355,653
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
India131:59,005,029552,550
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mafila (388) may also be a first name.

Mafila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafila (Hindi: मफिला, Marathi: मफीला) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,152,132nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Mafila reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafila is also the 439,750th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 388 people.

The surname Mafila is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 92 percent reside, Gauteng, where 5 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 26 percent reside.

Mafila Last Name Statistics demography

Mafila earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 106.13% more than the national average, earning R 489,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafuila922,893/
Mafihla92114/
Mafiela9269/
Mafilas9218/
Mafilah924/
Majfila921/
Mafoila921/
Mafilad921/
Maffiola86116/
Maefilia8691/
Maifuila865/
Mafihloa861/
Masfilia861/
Mahafila861/
Mafithla861/
Mayfiela860/
Mafula832,642/
Mafela832,292/
Mafilo83212/
Mafili8358/
Mafile8336/
Mofila8319/
Mafily832/
Mafulah77439/
Maphila77371/
Mafaile77345/
Mafioly77122/
Mafihlo7765/
Mafuela7742/
Mafuhla7741/
Mafiele7728/
Maffili7724/
Maifula7722/
Maffile7719/
Mafioli7719/
Mafilou7718/
Mafeela7718/
Mafulla7716/
Mafiles7715/
Mafelah7713/
Moufila775/
Mafelia775/
Mofihla773/
Mafehla773/
Mafilio773/
Maefula773/
Mahfula772/
Mafilez772/
Mafhela771/
Mafilis771/
Mafuula771/
Mafiole771/
Mafuile771/
Mafilie771/
Mahfili771/
Mayfile770/
Mayfula770/
Maffioly71147/
Mafullah71102/
Maffiolo7166/
Mayfiled7126/
Maphuila7121/
Mafilios7110/
Mahfulah717/
Mafuulah717/
Mafailes716/
Maphaila716/
Mafulaha715/
Moufilia715/
Maphiela715/
Mahavila712/
Mayfiele712/
Moufilha711/
Maefelea711/
M'Mafili711/
Mafeille711/
Maphihla711/
Mofihlia711/
Maphiola711/
Maffiole711/
Maifulaj711/
Maifilit711/
Mahafula711/
Mafulo671,214/
Mafele67518/
Mofula67298/
Mafelo67270/
Mofela67121/
Mefela6755/
Mafeli6715/
Mahfullah6712/
Mofili673/
Mafely672/
Maiphetla672/
Mefula672/
Maafullah672/
Mofily671/
Mayfeiled671/
Mofile671/

Mafila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafila in the Marathi language
मफीलाmaphila-
Mafila in the Hindi language
मफिलाmaphila62.5
माफिलाmaphila25
मफीलाmaphila12.5

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafila
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