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 borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafobo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafobo live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 92 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 4 percent live and Midlands Province, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Mafobo exists in one country. It is also found 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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