Mafingo Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Mafingo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 45 | 1:1,176,480 | 46,524 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mafingo (20) may also be a first name.
Mafingo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafingo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafingo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafingo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mafingo is the 1,931,261st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafingo reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mafingo is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 20 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,176,480. In Tanzania Mafingo is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 89 percent live, Tanga Region, where 9 percent live and Arusha Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafino | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mafinga | 86 | 586 | / |
| Mafengo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mefingo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masfinot | 80 | 7 | / |
| Maphingo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maifinga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafienga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafeengo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maefinga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafina | 77 | 328 | / |
| Mofino | 77 | 75 | / |
| Maffina | 71 | 666 | / |
| Mafenga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mafhina | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mafiena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefengo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafeeno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafinas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maufina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masfina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafynga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahafeno | 67 | 3,106 | / |
| Maphinga | 67 | 64 | / |
| Maifinah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mafuenga | 67 | 21 | / |
| Maphengo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Madfaina | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mafingo
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