Mafolosa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafolosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafolosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693

Mafolosa (6) may also be a first name.

Mafolosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafolosa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafolosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mafolosa is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafolosa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 6 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Mafolosa is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, North West, where 33 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 33 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Mafolosa exists in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 40 percent are found.

Mafolosa Last Name Statistics demography

Mafolosa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.86% more than the national average, earning R 420,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafolosi883/
Mafalesa7513/
Mafalusa751/
Mafolashe711/
Mafolasie711/
Mofolase633/
Mafaluse631/
Mafulauzi5914/
Mopholosi594/
Mafulatsi593/
Mofolatsi592/
Mofolatse591/
Mofolusho591/
Maphatlatsa531/

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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 Mafolosa
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