Mafole Surname

278,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7401:73,2139,115
Tanzania3851:137,51112,708
Lesotho2581:7,8781,736
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafole (538) may also be a first name.

Mafole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafole (Arabic: مافوّلي) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafole? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 278,216th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,239,070 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafole reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafole is also the 363,474th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 538 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 740 people, or 1 in 73,213. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 34 percent are found and Free State, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Africa Mafole occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 28 percent are found and Lesotho, where 19 percent are found.

Mafole Last Name Statistics demography

Mafole earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning R 217,080 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafoule921/
Mafoleu921/
Mafotle921/
Mafohle921/
Mafoulie8664/
Maifolle862/
Mawfoley861/
Mahfoule861/
Mafale83927/
Mafele83518/
Mafola83267/
Mafule83109/
Mahfol8333/
Mafoli8319/
Mafoul834/
Mofole831/
Masfol831/
Mafatle772,664/
Mafoula77808/
Mafahle77245/
Maifale77161/
Maphole77148/
Mafoloi7740/
Maffoli7722/
Maefale7715/
'Mafele7712/
Maifoli7712/
Mhafale779/
Mafehle777/
Mafeele773/
Masfule772/
Mahfoli772/
Maifele772/
Mafolai771/
Mafolia771/
Mafulet771/
Mafelei771/
Mafeleh771/
Mafalie771/
Mafalle771/
Maefele771/
Maefoli771/
Maffola771/
Mafoila771/
Mafuile771/
Mafulie771/
Mefoleu771/
Mefolie771/
Moufole771/
Mmafele771/
Mapfule771/
Maafola771/
Mafhoul771/
Maifold770/
Mafal7353/
Motfolea71381/
Mafatlhe71216/
Maifoula7113/
Mahafule7112/
Mafalleh717/
Maifouli713/
Mahafale712/
Mafathle712/
Mashfold711/
Mashfool711/
Mafalley711/
Maefalea711/
Maefelea711/
Maefelei711/
Mafeuleu711/
Maffulle711/
'Mafeele711/
Mahafola711/
Mayfules710/
Mafula672,642/
Mafala67698/
Mafuli67664/
Mafali67296/
Maifal6799/
Mofele6773/
Mofoli6759/
Mofola6754/
Moifolley6720/
Mafeli6715/
Mafalh6714/
Mefale6711/
Maphol6711/
Maffal6710/
Mefele678/
Mahfal678/
Mofale676/
Mayfal675/
Mafeul674/
Mafall673/
Mhafal672/
Mafaly672/
Maufal672/
Mahfoojli671/
Mayfaller671/
Madfal671/
Mofule671/
Mofold671/
Moffol671/
Mazfal671/

Mafole Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafole in the Arabic language
مافوّليmafwly-

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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 Mafole
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