Mafodya Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Mafodya Surname User-submission:
1. The name could have come about because they were tobacco farmers and the family ended up gaining the nickname Mafodya.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 203 | 1:76,050 | 11,208 |
Mafodya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mafodya surname originated from Mozambique in the early 1890s. Mafodya means 'tobacco'. It is believed that the Mafodya name came as a result of the behaviour of their forefathers in 2 ways:
1. The name could have come about because they were tobacco farmers and the family ended up gaining the nickname Mafodya.
2. It could be that a member in the family smoked a lot of tobacco and they ended up being named Mafodya because of the heavy smoking habit.
The original Mafodya's, those who migrated from Mozambique and settled mainly in the Manicaland region, are of the Soko Mukanya totem.
- mafodyaPhonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafodja | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mafodia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahfodia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahfoudia | 75 | 661 | / |
| Mafodjo | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mefodja | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mafudja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mafedia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mafadja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mofodia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefodia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahfoudhia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafodjeu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mafodjou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mafudiah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mafodjio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maffodjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafoudjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meffodja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefodjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafoudjeu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mafoudjio | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maffodjeu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mefodjo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mefadja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Machfudijah | 56 | 12 | / |
| Mefodjou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mefodjoh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mefodjio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mafudjeu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mafeudjo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mafeudjio | 50 | 11 | / |
| Mafeudjou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mafeudjeu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mafaudjio | 50 | 1 | / |
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