Mafolo Surname
Approximately 2,915 people bear this surname
Mafolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,161 | 1:25,071 | 3,199 |
| DR Congo | 616 | 1:119,934 | 13,059 |
| Lesotho | 56 | 1:36,296 | 6,453 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Mafolo (1,004) may also be a first name.
Mafolo Demographics
Average Mafolo Salary in
South Africa
R 184,644
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafolo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafolo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 151,133rd most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,500,016 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafolo live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 253,918th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 1,004 people.
Mafolo is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,161 people, or 1 in 25,071. In South Africa Mafolo is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 34 percent live, Limpopo, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 28 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Lesotho, where 2 percent live.
Mafolo Last Name Statistics demography
Mafolo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.3% less than the national average, earning R 184,644 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafoloi | 92 | 40 | / |
| Maefolo | 92 | 36 | / |
| Mafohlo | 92 | 19 | / |
| Maffolo | 92 | 3 | / |
| Maifolo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mafollo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafolop | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafoloh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafoulou | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mofolo | 83 | 11,379 | / |
| Mafulo | 83 | 1,214 | / |
| Mafalo | 83 | 847 | / |
| Mafelo | 83 | 270 | / |
| Mafola | 83 | 267 | / |
| Mefolo | 83 | 203 | / |
| Mafohla | 77 | 1,069 | / |
| Mafoula | 77 | 808 | / |
| Mapholo | 77 | 556 | / |
| Moffolo | 77 | 315 | / |
| Maefelo | 77 | 93 | / |
| Mahfulo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mafuloh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Meffolo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Maifelo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Moyfolo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mgofolo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maifalo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mafolap | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafolia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafotla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafahlo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maafola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mofoloo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mofoloh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mofollo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maifulo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafoleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafoila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maffola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafullo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maffullo | 71 | 67 | / |
| Maifoula | 71 | 13 | / |
| Maefolia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mafulloh | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mmapholo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maphohlo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mefoulou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahafola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafothla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphoolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meyfoloh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafula | 67 | 2,642 | / |
| Mafela | 67 | 2,292 | / |
| Mafala | 67 | 698 | / |
| Mofola | 67 | 54 | / |
| Mefola | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mahfulloh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mefelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mofulo | 67 | 3 | / |
| 'Maphollo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofalo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mafolo
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