Mafitoe Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafitoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafitoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2971:6,8441,460
South Africa1101:492,52540,325

Mafitoe (39) may also be a first name.

Mafitoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafitoe is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafitoe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mafitoe is the 717,442nd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafitoe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafitoe is also the 1,637,361st most common first name internationally It is held by 39 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 6,844. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 37 percent live, Maseru District, where 25 percent live and Leribe District, where 24 percent live. Barring Lesotho Mafitoe exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent live.

Mafitoe Last Name Statistics demography

Mafitoe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.92% less than the national average, earning R 66,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maafitoe931/
Mafetoe864/
Mafitae861/
Mafitu771/
Maifaitoa751/
Maifaitou751/
Mafetie711/
Mafitiya675/
Mafeuteu671/
Maphitohi631/
Mafetu6279/
Moffitteid591/
Maphetoa531/
Mafetahi531/
Mmaphetoa501/

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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 Mafitoe
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