Mafohla Surname

343,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafohla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafohla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4961:109,22913,157
Zimbabwe4251:36,3255,616
Lesotho1061:19,1754,034
Botswana281:78,10513,263
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafohla (69) may also be a first name.

Mafohla Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mafohla Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mafohla is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mafohla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafohla? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mafohla is the 343,060th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,817,162 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafohla reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 69 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 109,229. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 40 percent reside, Free State, where 33 percent reside and North West, where 17 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent reside and Lesotho, where 10 percent reside.

Mafohla Last Name Statistics demography

Mafohla earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.15% less than the national average, earning R 130,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafothla931/
Mafola92267/
Mafahla86890/
Mafoula86808/
Mafhala86254/
Mafohlo8619/
Mofohla865/
Mafehla863/
Mafolap862/
Maffola861/
Mafoila861/
Maafola861/
Mafolia861/
Mafolai861/
Mafhela861/
Mafotla861/
Maifhala8017/
Maifoula8013/
Maefolia8011/
Mafathla804/
Mafahala802/
Mahafola801/
Mafhahla801/
Mafolo772,915/
Mafela772,292/
Mafala77698/
Mofola7754/
Mefola7751/
Mmaphohla751/
Mafuila712,893/
Maphala711,984/
Maifala711,614/
Maphela711,601/
Mofahla71103/
Maafala7169/
Mafoloi7140/
Maefolo7136/
Maefala7124/
Mafalla7122/
Maphola7121/
Mafeela7118/
Mafelah7113/
Meffola718/
Mefoula716/
Mafelia715/
Mafatla715/
Maffolo713/
Maifolo712/
Mafalai711/
Mafalia711/
Moifola711/
Mafollo711/
Mafahlo711/
Mafalha711/
Mofolah711/
Mafolop711/
Mafoloh711/
Mafoleu711/
Masfala711/
Maphalla671,449/
Motfolea67381/
Maphahla6785/
Mahuvala6753/
Maphuila6721/
Ma'afala6718/
Mapheula6715/
Maifalla6710/
Mapheela677/
Mafoulou676/
Mahavala675/
Maifuila675/
Maphalai675/
Maphalap674/
Maphohlo673/
Maphaela672/
Maphatla672/
Mafallah671/
Mawfoley671/
Moufoula671/
Mafalahe671/
Maefalea671/
Maefelea671/
Mefolaha671/
Maphalga671/
Maphehla671/
Mafalatt671/
Moifolai671/

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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
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  • 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 Mafohla
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