Mafithi Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Mafithi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafithi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373

Mafithi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafithi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafithi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Mafithi are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Mafithi is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live and Free State, where 8 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Iraq, where 25 percent live.

Mafithi Last Name Statistics demography

Mafithi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.04% less than the national average, earning R 54,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafiti9288/
Mafaiti861,491/
Maefiti86122/
Mafioti8682/
Mapfiti8627/
Mofithi869/
Mafethi861/
Mafoiti861/
Madfiti861/
Maphithi807/
Mofitthi802/
Maffaiti801/
Mafita772,470/
Mofiti7716/
Mafite772/
Mefiti771/
Maffiotti75305/
Maffietti75172/
Mafethe71906/
Mefiteh71115/
Mafuthe7148/
Mafaity7135/
Maifita7116/
Mofethi7114/
Maphiti7114/
Mafoite712/
Mafaite711/
Mafetha711/
Mafoity711/
Mafityo711/
Mafffiotti711/
Mefieti711/
Moffiti711/
Maphuthi67105/
Maphethi674/
Maphitha673/
Maffitta671/
Mophithi671/
Maffiote671/
Mahafity670/

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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 Mafithi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis