Mafilu Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mafilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mafilu 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
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mafilu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafilu is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafilu? popularity and diffusion

Mafilu is the 1,511,557th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Mafilu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafilu live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Apart from The DR Congo Mafilu exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

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
Mafilou9218/
Mafiliu9214/
Mafuilu921/
Maefilu921/
Maefiliu868/
Mafulu832,112/
Mafelu8338/
Mafuliu771/
Mafului771/
Mapfulu771/
Mafiloe771/
Mafullu771/
Mafeuleu711/
Mofulu67484/
Mofelu674/
Mefulu671/
Maphulu6225/
Mefeleu621/
Mofuliu621/
Maphullu571/
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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 Mafilu
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