Mafongo Surname
Approximately 715 people bear this surname
Mafongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 698 | 1:105,845 | 11,745 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mafongo (12) may also be a first name.
Mafongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafongo occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafongo? popularity and diffusion
Mafongo is the 469,804th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,192,372 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafongo live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mafongo is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
Mafongo is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 698 people, or 1 in 105,845. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafongou | 93 | 64 | / |
| Maifongo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mafuongo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mafongoa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mafogo | 92 | 924 | / |
| Mafono | 92 | 75 | / |
| Mafoungou | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mafungo | 86 | 347 | / |
| Mafango | 86 | 74 | / |
| Mafogho | 86 | 47 | / |
| Mafogno | 86 | 17 | / |
| Mafogou | 86 | 15 | / |
| Mafonga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mofongo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maffono | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maffogo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafogoh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafonou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafhungo | 80 | 380 | / |
| Maphongo | 80 | 128 | / |
| Maifango | 80 | 109 | / |
| Meffongo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Maffonou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mafungho | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mafounou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mafounga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafougou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafogouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafoghou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maffogou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafangou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapfungo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafona | 77 | 305 | / |
| Mafoga | 77 | 33 | / |
| Mofono | 77 | 25 | / |
| Mofogo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mafago | 77 | 2 | / |
| Madfougou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mafunga | 71 | 9,268 | / |
| Mafanga | 71 | 431 | / |
| Mofonga | 71 | 307 | / |
| Maifoga | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mafouna | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mofouno | 71 | 15 | / |
| Maphogo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mafogha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Moufoungou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mefonga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mefango | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maffoga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafogah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafooga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motfogo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mofango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafeugo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphango | 67 | 403 | / |
| Maphungo | 67 | 42 | / |
| Maffogha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mafungah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Maphonga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mafangah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mafung'a | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mapfunga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mafhanga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maphokgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohfonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maifanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafounah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maffogah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maufanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofhungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmafunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meafouna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mafongo
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