Mafoea Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Mafoea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 111 | 1:18,311 | 3,892 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mafoea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafoea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafoea is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafoea? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,718,748th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafoea live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mafoea is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 18,311. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 69 percent are found, Maseru District, where 22 percent are found and Berea District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Mafoea occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafoe | 91 | 508 | / |
| Mafoa | 91 | 323 | / |
| Mafoua | 83 | 1,277 | / |
| Mafooa | 83 | 144 | / |
| Maefoa | 83 | 30 | / |
| Maifoa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mafohe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mafuoa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mafoha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mofoea | 83 | 3 | / |
| Maufoe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mafo'e | 83 | 2 | / |
| Maafoe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maffoe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maffoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maifoe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Madfoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maffoua | 77 | 12 | / |
| Maifoey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maffohe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mayfoet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafeiia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafouya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafoyia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahfoez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafouaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafouha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefoe | 73 | 388 | / |
| Mafao | 73 | 36 | / |
| Mefoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mofoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mofoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahfoedz | 71 | 207 | / |
| Mafohoue | 71 | 16 | / |
| Machfoed | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mafouayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahfouaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahfoaiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machfoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahfoadz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafouo | 67 | 1,834 | / |
| Mafoho | 67 | 506 | / |
| Maifeo | 67 | 346 | / |
| Mafeeo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Mafuah | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mafoui | 67 | 23 | / |
| Machfoedz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mahfoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mefoha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mofooa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmofoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meffoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maifao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maffohoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafauo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafooo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maffae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moifoa | 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 Mafoea
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