Mafoli Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafoli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafoli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mafoli (27) may also be a first name.

Mafoli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafoli is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafoli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Mafoli is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Mafoli reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafoli is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 27 people.

Mafoli is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 100 percent reside. Barring Lesotho this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafoloi9240/
Maffoli9222/
Maifoli9212/
Mahfoli922/
Mafolia921/
Mafolai921/
Mafoulie8664/
Maifouli863/
Mafole831,391/
Mafali83296/
Mafola83267/
Mofoli8359/
Mahfoojli801/
Mafoula77808/
Mafhali7734/
Mahfali7721/
Maafali774/
Mafalyi774/
Mafalip771/
Mafalia771/
Mafohle771/
Maafola771/
Mafotle771/
Mafoleu771/
Mafoila771/
Maffola771/
Mafalie771/
Mafahli771/
Mafaali771/
Maifali771/
Mafalai771/
Mafoule771/
Mashfali7123/
Maifoula7113/
Maifolle712/
Moifolai711/
Mahafola711/
Moufouli711/
Mahfoule711/
Mawfoley711/
Mafale67927/
Mafala67698/
Mofali67297/
Mofola6754/
Mafaly672/
Mofole671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafoli
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