Mafooa Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Mafooa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 101 | 1:20,124 | 4,188 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
Mafooa (27) may also be a first name.
Mafooa Demographics
Average Mafooa Salary in
South Africa
R 73,548
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafooa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafooa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafooa is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafooa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafooa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafooa is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
Mafooa is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 20,124. In Lesotho Mafooa is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 43 percent live, Berea District, where 28 percent live and Maseru District, where 17 percent live. Other than Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent live.
Mafooa Last Name Statistics demography
Mafooa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.05% less than the national average, earning R 73,548 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 Mafooa
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