Mafomana Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafomana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafomana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mafomana Last Name Facts

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

Mafomana is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafomana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafomana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Mafomana is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 75 percent live, Limpopo, where 13 percent live and North West, where 13 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 11 percent live.

Mafomana Last Name Statistics demography

Mafomana earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.08% more than the national average, earning R 304,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafumana88748/
Mafomane88118/
Mafemana8810/
Mafomena883/
Mafomani881/
Mefoumana821/
Mafoumane821/
Mafomagni821/
Mafumane75243/
Mafamane75205/
Mafumani7527/
Mafemano759/
Mofomane754/
Maphomane71137/
Mafhumane712/
Mapfumani712/
Mafatmane711/
Moffomane711/
Meffomena711/
Mofumane6328/
Maphumane5937/

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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 Mafomana
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