Mafola Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2181:248,52225,292
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mafola (95) may also be a first name.

Mafola Last Name Facts

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

Mafola is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 970,883rd most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mafola are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 95 people.

The surname Mafola is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 248,522. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Mafola Last Name Statistics demography

Mafola earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.18% less than the national average, earning R 87,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafohla921,069/
Mafoula92808/
Mafolap922/
Mafolai921/
Mafolia921/
Maffola921/
Mafoila921/
Maafola921/
Mafotla921/
Maifoula8613/
Maefolia8611/
Mafothla861/
Mahafola861/
Mafolo832,915/
Mafula832,642/
Mafela832,292/
Mafole831,391/
Mafala83698/
Mofola8354/
Mefola8351/
Mafoli8319/
Mafuila772,893/
Maifala771,614/
Mafahla77890/
Mafulah77439/
Mafhala77254/
Maafala7769/
Mafuhla7741/
Mafoloi7740/
Maefolo7736/
Masfula7728/
Maefala7724/
Mafalla7722/
Maifula7722/
Maffoli7722/
Maphola7721/
Mafohlo7719/
Mafeela7718/
Mafulla7716/
Mafelah7713/
Maifoli7712/
Meffola778/
Mefoula776/
Mafelia775/
Mofohla775/
Mafatla775/
Maffolo773/
Mafehla773/
Mahfula772/
Mahfoli772/
Maifolo772/
Mafoule771/
Mafalai771/
Masfala771/
Mafoleu771/
Mafoloh771/
Mafolop771/
Mafotle771/
Mofolah771/
Mafalha771/
Mafutla771/
Mafuula771/
Mafhela771/
Mafohle771/
Mafollo771/
Moifola771/
Mafalia771/
Mayfula770/
Motfolea71381/
Mafullah71102/
Mafulaya7184/
Mafoulie7164/
Ma'afala7118/
Maifhala7117/
Maifalla7110/
Mafuulah717/
Mahfulah717/
Mafoulou716/
Mafulaha715/
Maifuila715/
Mafathla714/
Maifouli713/
Maifolle712/
Mafahala712/
Mahafula711/
Maifulaj711/
Mawfoley711/
Mafalahe711/
Mafallah711/
Maefalea711/
Maefelea711/
Mahfoule711/
Mefolaha711/
Mafalatt711/
Mafhahla711/
Moifolai711/
Moufoula711/
Mofolo6711,379/
Mafulo671,214/
Mafale67927/
Mafalo67847/
Mafuli67664/
Mofula67298/
Mafali67296/
Mafelo67270/
Mefolo67203/
Mofela67121/
Mafule67109/
Mofoli6759/
Mefela6755/
Mofala6715/
Mahfullah6712/
Mefala673/
Mafaly672/
Maafullah672/
Mahfoojli671/
Mofole671/
Moufoulha671/
Mmaphohla671/

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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 Mafola
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