Mafisa Surname

142,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1991:24,6373,135
Lesotho8461:2,403337
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
England91:6,190,895170,599
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mafisa (401) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafisah92190/
Mafaisa92140/
Mafisha9248/
Mafitsa9218/
Mafisia922/
Mafissa921/
Mafiosa921/
Maifisa921/
Mafusa83298/
Mafisi83162/
Mafija8333/
Mefisa8314/
Mafise835/
Mofisa833/
Mafiza833/
Mafesa832/
Mafiso832/
Maphisa774,682/
Mafishi77158/
Mafetsa77139/
Mafiosi7777/
Mapfiza7756/
Mafeisi7736/
Mafishe777/
Mafaise775/
Mavisah774/
Mafirza774/
Maifiza773/
Maifesa773/
Mafisso772/
Mafaiza772/
Mafiose772/
Mafieza771/
Mafisho771/
Maufiza771/
Mafusha771/
Mafuica771/
Mafitsi771/
Mapfaise7156/
Mafitshi7126/
Mapfuise7116/
Mafishis7116/
Mafitshe717/
Maphoisa714/
Maphaisa713/
Mafithsi711/
Mafetsha711/
Mafeidja711/
Maphitsa711/
Mafeissi711/
Mafaizah711/
Mafuza671,849/
Mafuso67340/
Mafeja67124/
Mafico67116/
Mofisi6786/
Mafeso6741/
Maphitsha6733/
Mofija6715/
Mafeza679/
Mafizi675/
Mafese674/
Mafizo672/
Mofica672/
Mofiza671/
Mafize671/
Maficy671/
Mafice671/
Mahavisha671/
Mefesa671/
Mafici671/

Mafisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafisa in the Marathi language
मफीसाmaphisa-
Mafisa in the Hindi language
मफीसाmaphisa92.31
माफीसाmaphisa3.85
मफ़ीसाmafisa3.85

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