Mafito Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Mafito Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
Mafito (19) may also be a first name.
Mafito Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafito Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafito (Russian: Мафито) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafito? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,100,440th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafito live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 880,551. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 94 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafita | 83 | 2,470 | / |
| Mafeto | 83 | 657 | / |
| Mafuto | 83 | 53 | / |
| Maffiotto | 80 | 65 | / |
| Maifaitou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maifaitoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafitah | 77 | 149 | / |
| Mafetgo | 77 | 42 | / |
| Maifita | 77 | 16 | / |
| Masfita | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mafitas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maifeto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphito | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maffetgo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maffitta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafuta | 67 | 61,884 | / |
| Mafeta | 67 | 278 | / |
| Mefita | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mofeto | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mofita | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mofuto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahfuthoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maffiotta | 67 | 1 | / |
Mafito Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafito in the Russian language | ||
| Мафито | mafito | - |
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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 Mafito
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