Mafoho Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mafoho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafoho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2621:206,78521,999
Cameroon2441:85,11910,334

Mafoho (11) may also be a first name.

Mafoho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafoho is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafoho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 610,848th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. Mafoho occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafoho reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 206,785. In South Africa Mafoho is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 34 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 48 percent live.

Mafoho Last Name Statistics demography

Mafoho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.37% less than the national average, earning R 106,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafhoho9221/
Maffoho9210/
Mahafoho862/
Mafouo831,834/
Mafooa83144/
Mavoho8359/
Mahfoo836/
Mafoha834/
Mefoho832/
Mofoho831/
Mafaho831/
Mafooo831/
Maffouo77992/
Maafouo773/
Maufouo772/
Maphoho771/
Meafouo771/
Mafuouo771/
Mafoa73323/
Mafao7336/
Mauffouo712/
Mahafouo712/
Maffouoi711/
Mafffouo711/
Mafoua671,277/
Maifeo67346/
Mafoea67113/
Mefo'o6792/
Maefoa6730/
Maifoa6713/
Mafuoa6710/
Mofouo674/
Mefoha672/
Mofooa672/
Mafauo671/
Maifao671/
Madfoa671/
Maffoa671/

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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 Mafoho
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