Mafiro Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1611:95,89013,594
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafiro (39) may also be a first name.

Mafiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafiro occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,038,570th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Mafiro is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Mafiro reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafiro is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 39 people.

Mafiro is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 95,890. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 65 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 30 percent live and Midlands Province, where 4 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafiroh92437/
Mapfiro92197/
Mahfiro9291/
Maufiro9249/
Masfiro9215/
Mafeiro921/
Mahfiroh861,443/
Maufiroh86246/
Mafeirou8620/
Machfiro8611/
Mafitroh868/
Mofiro83223/
Mafira83185/
Mefiro83148/
Mafuro8367/
Mafero8321/
Maufitroh8023/
Mahfirroh8010/
Mahfirouh802/
Mahadfiro801/
Moffiro7760/
Mafuroh7754/
Mahfira7746/
Mafirah7723/
Meffiro7717/
Mafeïro7712/
Maifira779/
Maufira777/
Mafhira777/
Masfira776/
Matfira775/
Mahfuro774/
Mafirza774/
Mapfira772/
Mafirad772/
Maifuro771/
Maifero771/
Maffero771/
Mafiora771/
Mafitra771/
Mapfuro771/
Mefairo771/
Maferro771/
Mahgifiroh755/
Mahfuroh7189/
Maufirah7143/
Mapfaira7138/
Maufuroh7137/
Maifuroh7134/
Maifitra7119/
Mafirach7116/
Mafeïrou7115/
Mahfirah7113/
Mahviroh715/
Masfirha714/
Mefeirou712/
Mahaviro711/
Madfirah711/
Maffirah711/
Machfira711/
Mafeyrou711/
Mafura671,686/
Mafera67400/
Maphairot6747/
Mofira6738/
Mefira6723/
Mofero6718/
Mazzferro672/
Massferro671/
Mefero671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafiro
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