Mafilas Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Mafilas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafilas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Mafilas Last Name Facts

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

Mafilas occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafilas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mafilas is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Mafilas is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Mafilas reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Mafilas is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and Western Cape, where 50 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Mafilas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mafilas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 406.38% more than the national average, earning R 1,203,340 per year and in United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafila92208/
Mafuila862,893/
Mafihla86114/
Mafiela8669/
Mafilah864/
Majfila861/
Mafoila861/
Mafilad861/
Maffiola80116/
Mafilios8010/
Maifuila805/
Mafithla801/
Mafihloa801/
Mahafila801/
Masfilia801/
Mayfiela800/
Mafela772,292/
Mafilo77212/
Mofila7719/
Maphila71371/
Mafihlo7165/
Mafeela7118/
Mafilou7118/
Mafelah7113/
Moufila715/
Mafelia715/
Mofihla713/
Mafehla713/
Mafilio713/
Mafhela711/
Maffiolo6766/
Maphuila6721/
Maphaila676/
Maphiela675/
Moufilia675/
Mahavila672/
Mosfilos671/
Mofihlia671/
Moufilha671/
Maphihla671/
Maphiola671/

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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 Mafilas
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