Mafishe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mafishe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafishe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mafishe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafishe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafishe? popularity and diffusion

Mafishe is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafishe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 67 percent live and Limpopo, where 33 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.

Mafishe Last Name Statistics demography

Mafishe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 95.45% less than the national average, earning R 10,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafitshe937/
Mafish92185/
Mafise925/
Mafishi86158/
Mafushe8694/
Mafisha8648/
Mafiche8642/
Mafaise865/
Mafiose862/
Mafis8325/
Mapfaise8056/
Mafitshi8026/
Mahfiche8018/
Mafishis8016/
Mapfuise8016/
Mafiyose809/
Mafayise803/
Madfisch802/
Mafushie801/
Mafisa773,115/
Mafuse77339/
Mafisi77162/
Mafios77147/
Mafesh77123/
Mafeis7788/
Madfis7744/
Mahfis7716/
Matfis775/
Mafese774/
Mafich773/
Mofish773/
Mafase772/
Mafize771/
Mafice771/
Mafais771/
Maffis770/
Maffeis716,026/
Mafichi71225/
Mafaisa71140/
Mafiosi7177/
Mahvish7175/
Mafushi7137/
Mafeisi7136/
Maphise718/
Mafeche714/
Mafeesh713/
Mafaese712/
Mahfuse712/
Mafeshi711/
Mahafis711/
Mafitsi711/
Mafasse711/
Mahfesh711/
Mafissa711/
Mafféis711/
Maffais711/
Moofise711/
Maffies711/
Mofashe711/
Mhafuse711/
Mapfios711/
Maffios711/
Mafeich711/
Maifisa711/
Mafiz67415/
Mafiyosi67204/
Mofis6782/
Mafetshi6748/
Mafayisa6745/
Mahavish6734/
Mafes6732/
Maefaisi6714/
Mofashee676/
Mafiyasi672/
Mafex672/
Mauffais671/
Maphaise671/
Mafix671/
Mahaifis671/
Mafassey671/
Mafeissi671/
Mafeutse671/
Mafffeis671/
Mahfouse671/
Maphishi671/
Mafuyose671/
Mafithsi671/
Mafiyezi671/
Mafiyoze671/
Maiphase671/
Mofayise671/

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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 Mafishe
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