Mafoleka Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mafoleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafoleka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Mafoleka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafoleka is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mafoleka.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafoleka? popularity and diffusion

Mafoleka is the 5,057,639th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Mafoleka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafoleka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mafoleka is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 91 percent reside and Limpopo, where 9 percent reside. Other than South Africa Mafoleka occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 27 percent reside.

Mafoleka Last Name Statistics demography

Mafoleka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.37% less than the national average, earning R 87,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafuleka889,851/
Mafeleka8842/
Mafolekeu8210/
Maffolekeu781/
Mafuleke7511/
Mafelika755/
Mafuleca754/
Mafalika752/
Mafulika752/
Mafuleko751/
Mafolako751/
Mafelekeu711/
Mafulechi591/
Mefelekeu591/
Maphalaka591/
Mafuliko501/

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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 Mafoleka
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