Mafobo Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Mafobo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mafobo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafobo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafobo is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafobo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Mafobo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafobo are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe Mafobo is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 92 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 4 percent live and Midlands Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafobou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafubo | 83 | 74 | / |
| Mafowo | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mafoba | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mofobo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mafebo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mafabo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafouba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mafebou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafobap | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafobah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafovho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafuouo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafovou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafouwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maffowo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maffobap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maffovou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafuba | 67 | 277 | / |
| Mafowa | 67 | 66 | / |
| Mofebo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mafaba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mafova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mafavo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mafuvo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mafeba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mofowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefoba | 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 Mafobo
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