Mafoka Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Lesotho911:22,3364,599
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon261:798,81055,510

Mafoka (56) may also be a first name.

Mafoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafoka is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mafoka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafoka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,038,570th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Mafoka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafoka reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafoka is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 56 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 552,834. In South Africa Mafoka is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 61 percent reside, North West, where 35 percent reside and Free State, where 1 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Mafoka Last Name Statistics demography

Mafoka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.39% less than the national average, earning R 136,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafoeka9214/
Mafouka9214/
Mafokha921/
Mafocka921/
Mapfoka921/
Mafoko834,373/
Mafuka832,235/
Mofoka832,216/
Mafeka83679/
Mafaka83667/
Mefoka8356/
Mafoke8310/
Mafoki833/
Mafoqa831/
Mafokou77711/
Mapfeka77429/
Mapfaka77403/
Mapfuka77346/
Mafuika77239/
Mafhoko77150/
Maphoka7730/
Maffoko7717/
Mafouki7714/
Mafakah775/
Mafokki774/
Masfaka774/
Mafukha772/
Meffoka772/
Mafouke771/
Mofooka771/
Mafoeke771/
Mafokos771/
Mgafaka771/
Maifoko771/
Mapfoko771/
Maefoko771/
Mafocko771/
Mafohke771/
Mafokeu771/
Mafokhe771/
Mafokoh771/
Mafokuo771/
Mafooko771/
Maphokga71132/
Maffokou71125/
Mafoukou7141/
Matfukah7122/
Maphokha714/
Mafuquka713/
Maiphoka713/
Moufouka711/
'Maphoka711/
Mafoskou711/
Mafokouh711/
Mafockou711/
Maffouke711/
Maafokou711/
Maefooko711/
Mathfuka711/
Mafuoski711/
Mapfeeka711/
Mafukaha711/
Mafuca677,119/
Mafuko67706/
Mafake67434/
Mafaki67322/
Mofuka67135/
Mefoko6780/
Mofaka6749/
Mafako6731/
Mafuke6720/
Mofoko6720/
Mafuki6719/
Maiphokha6713/
Mofoke6713/
Mofeka678/
Mafaca675/
Mafeko675/
Mafoco674/
Mafeco673/
Mafoqo671/
Maface671/
Maiffokeu671/
Mahfukhah671/
Mefaka671/
Maafoukou671/
Maffoukou671/
Mafohkouh671/

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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 Mafoka
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