Mafonyo Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Mafonyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Mafonyo (13) may also be a first name.
Mafonyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafonyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafonyo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafonyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,485,539th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Mafonyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mafonyo live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafonyo is also the 3,159,357th most common forename throughout the world, held by 13 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 498,008. In Zimbabwe Mafonyo is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 65 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 29 percent live and Harare Province, where 3 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Iceland, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafonjo | 86 | 23 | / |
| Mafogno | 86 | 17 | / |
| Mafonya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mafanyo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Madfouny | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mafonyas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mafonych | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafona | 77 | 305 | / |
| Mafone | 77 | 183 | / |
| Mafany | 77 | 60 | / |
| Mafoni | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mafanya | 71 | 2,999 | / |
| Maffoni | 71 | 454 | / |
| Maffone | 71 | 145 | / |
| Mafunya | 71 | 84 | / |
| Mafogne | 71 | 77 | / |
| Mafoune | 71 | 36 | / |
| Mafouni | 71 | 31 | / |
| Mafouna | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mafongi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mafanny | 71 | 10 | / |
| Maifone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafoner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madfoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafonne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafohne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafonje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maafoune | 67 | 209 | / |
| Madfoune | 67 | 204 | / |
| Mapfanya | 67 | 190 | / |
| Madfouni | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mafounis | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mapfunya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mafognie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maphonya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maifonet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maifoone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maifotne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maifouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maffonne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafhanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahfoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maifanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meafouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maufoine | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mafonyo
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