Mafita Surname

173,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mafita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,2341:23,6982,914
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Namibia781:30,8904,700
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mafita (104) may also be a first name.

Mafita Last Name Facts

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

Mafita (Hindi: मफीता) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafita? popularity and diffusion

It is the 173,871st most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,950,423 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mafita are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mafita is also the 925,156th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 104 people.

The last name Mafita is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,234 people, or 1 in 23,698. In Tanzania Mafita is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 60 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Manyara Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Namibia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafitah92149/
Maifita9216/
Masfita928/
Mafitas922/
Maffitta861/
Mafuta8361,884/
Mafeta83278/
Mafiti8388/
Mafito8340/
Mefita8336/
Mofita833/
Mafite832/
Maffiotta801/
Maifaitoa801/
Mafaiti771,491/
Mafutha77606/
Mafioti7782/
Mafaity7735/
Mapfuta7729/
Mapfiti7727/
Maphita7722/
Mafithi7716/
Mafutah7714/
Mafutau7713/
Mafetah7710/
Mahfuta778/
Mafutaa775/
Maffuta775/
Mafutai773/
Mafuuta772/
Mafoite772/
Mmafuta771/
Mafoity771/
Mafoiti771/
Mafityo771/
Mafesta771/
Mafeeta771/
Madfiti771/
Mawfuta771/
Mafueta771/
Mafaite771/
Maefuta771/
Mafutay771/
Mafetha771/
Mefitah771/
Mafheta771/
Mahavita7125/
Mafutaha718/
Mahfutha714/
Maphitha713/
Maufutau711/
Mathfyta711/
Maffaiti711/
Maffiote711/
Mafhutaa711/
Mahafity710/
Mafeto67657/
Mafete67376/
Maffiotti67305/
Maffietti67172/
Mofeta67171/
Maffiotto6765/
Mafuto6753/
Mofuta6752/
Mafety6737/
Maffiotte6728/
Mofiti6716/
Mefeta6716/
Mahafutau6710/
Maifaitou671/
Mafeti671/

Mafita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafita in the Hindi language
मफीताmaphita-

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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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  • 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 Mafita
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