Mafira Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Mafira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 97 | 1:159,157 | 19,937 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mafira (200) may also be a first name.
Mafira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafira (Hindi: माफिरा) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,248,410th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Mafira reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 640,739th most common forename throughout the world, held by 200 people.
Mafira is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 159,157. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 31 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 27 percent are found and Harare Province, where 18 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mafira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafira in the Hindi language | ||
| माफिरा | maphira | - |
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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 Mafira
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