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
The surname Mafisa (Hindi: मफीसा, Marathi: मफीसा) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafisa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 142,772nd most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,339,501 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafisa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 430,973rd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 401 people.
Mafisa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,199 people, or 1 in 24,637. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 34 percent live, Free State, where 23 percent live and North West, where 16 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs 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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