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

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

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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