Mafisa Surname
Approximately 3,115 people bear this surname
Mafisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,199 | 1:24,637 | 3,135 |
| Lesotho | 846 | 1:2,403 | 337 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mafisa (401) may also be a first name.
Mafisa Demographics
Average Mafisa Salary in
South Africa
R 174,984
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafisa (Hindi: मफीसा, Marathi: मफीसा) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafisa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 142,772nd most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,339,501 people. The last name Mafisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafisa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafisa is also the 430,973rd most common first name internationally, held by 401 people.
This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,199 people, or 1 in 24,637. In South Africa Mafisa is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 34 percent live, Free State, where 23 percent live and North West, where 16 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Mafisa Last Name Statistics demography
Mafisa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.37% less than the national average, earning R 174,984 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafisah | 92 | 190 | / |
| Mafaisa | 92 | 140 | / |
| Mafisha | 92 | 48 | / |
| Mafitsa | 92 | 18 | / |
| Mafisia | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mafissa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafiosa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maifisa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafusa | 83 | 298 | / |
| Mafisi | 83 | 162 | / |
| Mafija | 83 | 33 | / |
| Mefisa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Mafise | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mofisa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mafiza | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mafesa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mafiso | 83 | 2 | / |
| Maphisa | 77 | 4,682 | / |
| Mafishi | 77 | 158 | / |
| Mafetsa | 77 | 139 | / |
| Mafiosi | 77 | 77 | / |
| Mapfiza | 77 | 56 | / |
| Mafeisi | 77 | 36 | / |
| Mafishe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mafaise | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mavisah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mafirza | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maifiza | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maifesa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mafisso | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafaiza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafiose | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafieza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafisho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maufiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafusha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafuica | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafitsi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapfaise | 71 | 56 | / |
| Mafitshi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mapfuise | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mafishis | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mafitshe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Maphoisa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maphaisa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mafithsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafetsha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafeidja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphitsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafeissi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafaizah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafuza | 67 | 1,849 | / |
| Mafuso | 67 | 340 | / |
| Mafeja | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mafico | 67 | 116 | / |
| Mofisi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mafeso | 67 | 41 | / |
| Maphitsha | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mofija | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mafeza | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mafizi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mafese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mafizo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mofica | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mofiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maficy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahavisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafici | 67 | 1 | / |
Mafisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafisa in the Marathi language | ||
| मफीसा | maphisa | - |
| Mafisa in the Hindi language | ||
| मफीसा | maphisa | 92.31 |
| माफीसा | maphisa | 3.85 |
| मफ़ीसा | mafisa | 3.85 |
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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 Mafisa
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