Mafiwa Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Mafiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mafiwa (131) may also be a first name.
Mafiwa Demographics
Average Mafiwa Salary in
South Africa
R 156,816
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafiwa occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,485,539th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Mafiwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafiwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafiwa is also the 811,108th most numerous first name globally, held by 131 people.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 55 percent live and Limpopo, where 45 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Mafiwa Last Name Statistics demography
Mafiwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.01% less than the national average, earning R 156,816 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapfiwa | 92 | 18 | / |
| Mafiwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Madfiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maifaiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafuwa | 83 | 1,202 | / |
| Mafiba | 83 | 157 | / |
| Mafewa | 83 | 105 | / |
| Mofiwa | 83 | 33 | / |
| Mafiwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mafiva | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mefiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuwa | 77 | 686 | / |
| Mafhuwa | 77 | 52 | / |
| Maphiwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Masfiwi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mafeuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafiewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafihwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mofeiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphiswa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mapfuhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafuva | 67 | 741 | / |
| Mafuwo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mofuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mafeba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mafewe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mefewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafibi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafibo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mafiwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis