Mafo Surname

56,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mafo Surname Definition:

Mafo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: leaves.

Mafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4,7221:4,398528
DR Congo2,9621:24,9423,146
Nigeria5441:325,63017,860
Indonesia2931:451,36237,513
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Zimbabwe1241:124,50216,668
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
England121:4,643,172139,951
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,528th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 812,617 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mafo reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mafo is also the 173,386th most common forename worldwide It is held by 1,918 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4,722 people, or 1 in 4,398. In Cameroon Mafo is most prevalent in: West Region, where 41 percent live, Littoral Region, where 30 percent live and Centre Region, where 23 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Mafo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mafo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maffo898,816/
Maifo892,209/
Maafo891,048/
Mafoo89355/
Mafoa89323/
Mafoh8992/
Mafou8969/
Meafo8968/
Mafuo8964/
Mafos8924/
Maefo8919/
Mafoi8919/
Mahfo8914/
Maufo8910/
Mafoz896/
Mafot894/
Mafho894/
Mafod894/
Mafoj892/
Mafop892/
Mafoy892/
Mmafo892/
Mazfo891/
Majfo891/
Maifeo80346/
Mafoud80182/
Mafooa80144/
Mhafoz80129/
Mafooz8071/
Maffou8055/
Meafou8050/
Maiffo8036/
Mafout8028/
Maffoh8023/
Mahfou8017/
Mafouz8017/
Meaffo8016/
Maifoa8013/
Mafohe8011/
Mafuoa8010/
Mayfot806/
Maafoh806/
Mahfoj806/
Maffos805/
Mafooj804/
Maufoy804/
Mafood803/
Madfou802/
Mafo'e802/
Mafoch802/
Mafouh802/
Maifou802/
Mahafo801/
Mahtfo801/
Matfou801/
Maffoj801/
Maffot801/
Maffoa801/
Mauffo801/
Maefou801/
Mafffo801/
Maffgo801/
Maffoo801/
Maffoy801/
Mafuoh801/
Mafuoz801/
Mhaffo801/
Mmaffo801/
Masfoh801/
Maifho801/
Matfot801/
Mafoth801/
Maafoz801/
Meafoy800/
Mafous800/
Mafott800/
Mafa7513,985/
Mefo752,155/
Mofo751,713/
Méfo751/
Mahfouz7394,711/
Mahfoud7346,334/
Mahfooj73636/
Maufoux7384/
Maifooj7331/
Mhafooz7313/
Mayfosh7310/
Mahfous737/
Mhafouz736/
Maafouz736/
Mahfouh735/
Mafhoud734/
Masfouh734/
Maffott733/
Maifooz733/
Maifeou733/
Mathfod732/
Mafoudh732/
Maffohe732/
Mafhouz732/
Maufoud732/
Mahafoj731/
Mahfout731/
Masfood731/
Masfooh731/
Masfouz731/
Maufooz731/
Mhafooj731/
Maffoud731/
Mafouth731/
Mazfooz731/
Machfou731/
Mhafoud731/
Majfooz731/
Mahfoyz731/
Maafa676,503/
Mahfoudh674,095/
Mafaz673,057/
Meffo672,797/
Moffo672,621/
Mafas672,485/
Maffa671,956/
Moifo67412/
Mafeu67397/
Maufa67285/
Maifa67170/
Mapfa67163/
Mefoh6798/
Mafah6778/
Mafat6776/
Masfa6776/
Mapho6776/
Moufo6758/
Mafad6747/
Matfa6736/
Meifo6729/
Mahfoudz6722/
Mofou6722/
Madfa6722/
Mafha6716/
Mofos6713/
Mahafooj6712/
Maefa6712/
Mehfo6711/
Mahfouth679/
Mofoz679/
Mofod678/
Machfood678/
Mafaa678/
Mofot674/
Mhafoudh674/
Mafau673/
Mahfa673/
Mahafouz673/
Maàfa673/
Mofoh673/
Mahafoud673/
Mayfa672/
Mahfhoud672/
Mefoo672/
Mofoa672/
Mah'fooz671/
Mahfoojt671/
Maihfooj671/
Maihfooz671/
Mawfa671/
Mathfood671/
Mefoj671/
Meafa671/
Mahdfoud671/
Mahjfoud671/
Mahffoud671/
Mmahfoud671/
Mashfout671/
Mafohyth671/
Mhefo671/
Moofo671/
Muofo671/
Mofuo671/
'Mofo671/
Maahfoud671/
Hmahfoud671/
Mhofo671/
Mgafa671/
Moefo671/

Mafo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafo in the Hindi language
माफोmapho95
मफोmapho5
Mafo in the Russian language
Мафоmafo-

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