Mafiya Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mafiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
India241:31,961,058386,265
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mafiya (7,675) may also be a first name.

Mafiya Last Name Facts

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

Mafiya (Bengali: মাফিয়া, Hindi: माफिया, Marathi: माफीया) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,415,499th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. Mafiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Mafiya live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mafiya is also the 73,044th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 7,675 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafiyah9256/
Maffiya926/
Maifiya926/
Mafiyat921/
Mahfiyah86294/
Mafiyash861/
Mafuya833,071/
Mafiyo83365/
Mafaya83286/
Mafoya83263/
Mafeya8360/
Mofiya8334/
Mafija8333/
Mafiye8330/
Mafaia834/
Mafoia832/
Mafiia831/
Mafiey831/
Mafioa831/
Maphiya7712/
Mapfuya779/
Maviyah777/
Mahviya776/
Maifaya772/
Matfeiy771/
Mafiyos771/
Mahfaya771/
Masfaya771/
Mafaaya771/
Mafouya771/
Mafauya771/
Mafie734,542/
Mafei73584/
Mafai73566/
Mafoa73323/
Mafui73210/
Mafij7362/
Mafea7323/
Mafoi7319/
Mafey739/
Mafaa738/
Mafau733/
Mafay733/
Mafoy732/
Mafaj731/
Mafuyash711/
Maffei6721,288/
Mafuja671,465/
Maffey67917/
Mafayo67447/
Maufay67281/
Matfei67277/
Mafuji67172/
Madfai67167/
Maffie67154/
Mafooa67144/
Mafeja67124/
Mefeya67107/
Mafeis6788/
Maefai6787/
Mafayi6760/
Mafait6750/
Maifea6747/
Mofaya6747/
Masfai6743/
Mafuyo6742/
Masfay6742/
Maffai6741/
Mafaiz6737/
Maffea6731/
Matfey6723/
Mafaid6721/
Maefau6721/
Maffay6720/
Mafaut6716/
Mofija6715/
Maifoa6713/
Mafaud6713/
Mafuoa6710/
Mahfau679/
Mafoyo679/
Maufij678/
Masfey678/
Mefoya678/
Mafeyo677/
Mahfaj676/
Mofioa676/
Mafaja675/
Mafaje675/
Mafoja675/
Matfui674/
Mafaji674/
Maufoy674/
Mofuya674/
Mafuye672/
Matfay672/
Masfei672/
Maifaj672/
Mafaus672/
Mafieh672/
Mafiji672/
Mafoyi672/
Maffae671/
Mafauz671/
Maffui671/
Mapfaa671/
Maffoa671/
Mafaie671/
Mafais671/
Mafauh671/
Maffoy671/
Mafféi671/
Maifui671/
Mahfai671/
Mefaya671/
Mefiye671/
Mofeya671/
Madfay671/
Maafaa671/
Mafaye671/
Mafeyi671/
Mofiyo671/
Matfai671/
Maifei671/
Mafhaj671/
Meafoy670/
Mafhay670/
Majfey670/
Meafay670/

Mafiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafiya in the Bengali language
মাফিয়াmaphiya96.23
মফিয়াmaphiya3.77
Mafiya in the Marathi language
माफीयाmaphiya92.31
माफीयाालmaphiyaala7.69
Mafiya in the Hindi language
माफियाmaphiya83.68
माफीयाmaphiya13.01
मफियाmaphiya1.82
मफीयाmaphiya1.41
माफिॅयाmaphieya0.08

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafiya
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