Mafimo Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Mafimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mafimo Last Name Facts

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

Mafimo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafimo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Mafimo are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 30 percent are found and Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafhimo926/
Mapfimo922/
Mafimoh921/
Mafimood861/
Mafumo8312,875/
Mafemo83215/
Mafima836/
Mapfumo7727,071/
Mafemoi775/
Mafhumo771/
Mapfymo771/
Maffumo771/
Mafeumo771/
Mapfumoh713/
Maapfumo711/
Mapfuumo711/
Mafuma67995/
Mafema67376/
Maphumo6264/
Mapfuma6262/
Mafuema6252/
Maifema6211/
Mafumha629/
Maffema626/
Mahfuma621/
Mapfema621/
Meffima621/
Mafhumah577/
Maphumuo571/
Maiphumma5314/

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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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  • 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 Mafimo
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