Mafojane Surname

329,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mafojane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafojane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0291:52,6516,653
Botswana721:30,3746,067
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
England91:6,190,895170,599
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafojane (24) may also be a first name.

Mafojane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafojane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafojane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mafojane is the 329,664th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,483,582 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafojane are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,029 people, or 1 in 52,651. In South Africa Mafojane is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 40 percent are found, North West, where 30 percent are found and Free State, where 25 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 6 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Mafojane Last Name Statistics demography

Mafojane earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.19% less than the national average, earning R 203,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafoyane88245/
Mafujane8815/
Mafejane8812/
Mofojane882/
Mafozane881/
Mafojana881/
Mafane861,328/
Mmafejane821/
Mafaune80810/
Mafoune8036/
Mafeane807/
Maifane807/
Mafanea801/
'Mafane801/
Mafuiane7512,367/
Maafoune75209/
Madfoune75204/
Mafoyana7554/
Mafiyane7550/
Mafuyane7543/
Mafeyane7510/
Mofoyane752/
Mafahane752/
Mafayane751/
Mafphane751/
Mahfoune751/
Mofajane751/
Mahafane751/
Maifaine751/
Mafehane751/
Mapfaune751/
Mafaunee751/
Mafujani751/
Maufoine750/
Mofane71226/
Maphosane7155/
Mofochane7130/
Mafine7122/
Mafuyanie711/
Maphane671,231/
Mafuene67250/
Mafouni6731/
Mafaeni6717/
Mafouna6715/
Moifatjane677/
Mafeana675/
Mahfine672/
Mafeune672/
Moufane671/
Maffine671/

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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 Mafojane
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