Mafomane Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafomane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafomane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Lesotho381:53,4888,156

Mafomane (21) may also be a first name.

Mafomane Last Name Facts

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

Mafomane is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mafomane.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafomane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafomane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name in the world, held by 21 people.

The surname Mafomane is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 55 percent live, Limpopo, where 18 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 32 percent live.

Mafomane Last Name Statistics demography

Mafomane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.93% less than the national average, earning R 159,384 per year.

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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 Mafomane
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