Mafomo Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

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

Mafomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Mafomo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafomo is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafomo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,385,851st most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafomo reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 423,263. In South Africa Mafomo is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 84 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and North West, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Mafomo Last Name Statistics demography

Mafomo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.13% less than the national average, earning R 68,604 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafoumo921/
Maffomo921/
Mafoumou864/
Mafumo8312,875/
Mafoma83588/
Mafemo83215/
Mafamo8324/
Mofomo835/
Mefomo832/
Mapfoumou804/
Mapfumo7727,071/
Mafouma77304/
Mafomat7713/
Maphomo775/
Mafemoi775/
Mafeumo771/
Maffumo771/
Mafhumo771/
Moufomou716/
Mapfumoh713/
Maffouma711/
Maapfumo711/
Mafhooma711/
Mapfumop711/
Mapfuumo711/
Maffomat711/
Mefoumou711/
Mafuma67995/
Mafema67376/
Mafama6784/
Mofoma674/
Mefoma671/

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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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  • 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 Mafomo
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