Mafipa Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Mafipa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 178 | 1:297,425 | 23,042 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mafipa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafipa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafipa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafipa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,276,805th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafipa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 297,425. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 84 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 5 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Mafipa is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafupa | 83 | 1,706 | / |
| Mafipe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mafipi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapfupa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mafupah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maphipa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mafeupa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphipha | 71 | 49 | / |
| Mapfipfi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mapfupah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafuepah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphiphat | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mofupa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mofepa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mofipi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphepa | 62 | 198 | / |
| Maphupa | 62 | 25 | / |
| Maphupha | 57 | 607 | / |
| Maphepha | 57 | 166 | / |
| Maphiphi | 57 | 10 | / |
| Mafhepho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maphephea | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maphaiphi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mofepi | 50 | 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 Mafipa
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