Mafolo Surname

151,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mafolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1611:25,0713,199
DR Congo6161:119,93413,059
Lesotho561:36,2966,453
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
England121:4,643,172139,951
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mafolo (1,004) may also be a first name.

Mafolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafolo is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 151,133rd most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,500,016 people. The surname Mafolo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafolo reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafolo is also the 253,918th most common first name worldwide, borne by 1,004 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,161 people, or 1 in 25,071. In South Africa Mafolo is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 34 percent reside, Limpopo, where 29 percent reside and Gauteng, where 28 percent reside. Not including South Africa Mafolo is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Lesotho, where 2 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafoloi9240/
Maefolo9236/
Mafohlo9219/
Maffolo923/
Maifolo922/
Mafollo921/
Mafolop921/
Mafoloh921/
Mafoulou866/
Mofolo8311,379/
Mafulo831,214/
Mafalo83847/
Mafelo83270/
Mafola83267/
Mefolo83203/
Mafohla771,069/
Mafoula77808/
Mapholo77556/
Moffolo77315/
Maefelo7793/
Mahfulo778/
Mafuloh777/
Meffolo776/
Maifelo776/
Moyfolo775/
Mgofolo773/
Maifalo773/
Mafolap772/
Mafolia771/
Mafotla771/
Mafahlo771/
Maafola771/
Mofoloo771/
Mofoloh771/
Mofollo771/
Maifulo771/
Mafoleu771/
Mafoila771/
Maffola771/
Mafullo771/
Maffullo7167/
Maifoula7113/
Maefolia7111/
Mafulloh719/
Mmapholo715/
Maphohlo713/
Mefoulou712/
Mahafola711/
Mafothla711/
Maphoolo711/
Meyfoloh711/
Mafula672,642/
Mafela672,292/
Mafala67698/
Mofola6754/
Mefola6751/
Mahfulloh6718/
Mefelo673/
Mofulo673/
'Maphollo671/
Mofalo671/

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