Mafilani Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Mafilani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mafilani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Mafilani (76) may also be a first name.

Mafilani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafilani is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafilani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mafilani live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mafilani is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 76 people.

The last name Mafilani is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 7,690,411. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 33 percent live, Montagnes District, where 33 percent live and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 33 percent live. Beside The Ivory Coast Mafilani occurs in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafelani883/
Mafielane8225/
Mafelane751/
Maifoujlani741/
Mafeelane7115/
Maphilana711/
Maphihlane672/
Mofelane6313/
Maphelana5972/
Maphelane5965/

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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 Mafilani
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