Mafo Surname
Approximately 8,968 people bear this surname
Mafo Surname Definition:
Mafo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: leaves.
Mafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4,722 | 1:4,398 | 528 |
| DR Congo | 2,962 | 1:24,942 | 3,146 |
| Nigeria | 544 | 1:325,630 | 17,860 |
| Indonesia | 293 | 1:451,362 | 37,513 |
| South Africa | 167 | 1:324,417 | 30,492 |
| Zimbabwe | 124 | 1:124,502 | 16,668 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Mafo (1,918) may also be a first name.
Mafo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mafo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: leaves.
Mafo Demographics
Average Mafo Salary in
England
£38,500
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Mafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafo (Hindi: माफो, Russian: Мафо) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 56,528th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 812,617 people. The surname Mafo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mafo reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 173,386th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,918 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 4,722 people, or 1 in 4,398. In Cameroon Mafo is most common in: West Region, where 41 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 30 percent are found and Centre Region, where 23 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Mafo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mafo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mafo surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mafo Last Name Statistics demography
Mafo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.63% less than the national average, earning R 148,212 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mafo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafo in the Hindi language | ||
| माफो | mapho | 95 |
| मफो | mapho | 5 |
| Mafo in the Russian language | ||
| Мафо | mafo | - |
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