Mafishi Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Iceland

Mafishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafishi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa981:552,83443,423
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mafishi (12) may also be a first name.

Mafishi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafishi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafishi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,385,851st most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafishi are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafishi is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 552,834. In South Africa Mafishi is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Africa Mafishi occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.

Mafishi Last Name Statistics demography

Mafishi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.37% less than the national average, earning R 96,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafitshi9326/
Mafishis9316/
Mafisi92162/
Mafichi86225/
Mafiosi8677/
Mafisha8648/
Mafushi8637/
Mafeisi8636/
Mafishe867/
Mafeshi861/
Mafitsi861/
Mafetshi8048/
Maefaisi8014/
Mafitshe807/
Mafithsi801/
Maphishi801/
Mafushie801/
Mafeissi801/
Mafisa773,115/
Mofisi7786/
Mafizi775/
Mafise775/
Mafici771/
Maphitshi7541/
Mafaisa71140/
Mafushe7194/
Mafiche7142/
Moofisi7122/
Mafaise715/
Maphisi715/
Mafiose712/
Mafissa711/
Maifisa711/
Mapfizi711/
Mafechi711/
Mofitsi711/
Mapfaise6756/
Mahfiche6718/
Mapfuise6716/
Moufitsi671/
Maffioci671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mafishi
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