Mafoma Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mafoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5331:38,9665,218
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Mafoma (30) may also be a first name.

Mafoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafoma is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafoma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 544,808th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafoma are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 38,966. In Cameroon Mafoma is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 84 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 10 percent are found and West Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Mafoma Last Name Statistics demography

Mafoma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.69% less than the national average, earning R 88,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafouma92304/
Mafomat9213/
Mafomeha861/
Maffouma861/
Maffomat861/
Mafhooma861/
Mafuma83995/
Mafema83376/
Mafomo83158/
Mafama8384/
Mofoma834/
Mafome832/
Mefoma831/
Mafomi831/
Maphoma77107/
Mapfuma7762/
Mafhome7745/
Mafomie7720/
Maifema7711/
Mafumha779/
Mefomah778/
Maffema776/
Mafatma773/
Mafomme773/
Maifama772/
Mofomah771/
Mofomma771/
Mapfema771/
Mafahma771/
Mafumau771/
Mahfuma771/
Mafoumo771/
Mafoumi771/
Mafamad771/
Maffomo771/
Mafhumah717/
Mafahama716/
Mafoumou714/
Maffomme711/
Mafameah711/
Mahfoumi711/
Maphooma711/
Mafhoumi711/
Mafumo6712,875/
Mafume67442/
Mafemo67215/
Mafame6743/
Mafamo6724/
Mafumi675/
Mofomo675/
Mapfoumou674/
Mofome672/
Mefomo672/
Mafami671/

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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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  • 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 Mafoma
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