Mafopa Surname
Approximately 525 people bear this surname
Mafopa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 523 | 1:39,711 | 5,307 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mafopa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafopa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafopa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafopa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 593,568th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. The surname Mafopa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafopa reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 39,711. In Cameroon Mafopa is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 34 percent reside, Centre Region, where 30 percent reside and West Region, where 24 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Madagascar, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maffopa | 92 | 87 | / |
| Mafopah | 92 | 15 | / |
| Mafoppa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mafopha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafopaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maffopah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maffoupa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maffoppa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mefopa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Mofopa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mafopi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mafapa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mafopy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maphopa | 77 | 46 | / |
| Meffopa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mefopah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mafeupa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maffopi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafophe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafopie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maifapa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moffopa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphopha | 71 | 1,805 | / |
| Mafape | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mofepa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mafapo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphepa | 62 | 198 | / |
| Maphapa | 62 | 6 | / |
| Maphopi | 62 | 2 | / |
| Maphope | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mophapo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maphapi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maphophe | 57 | 800 | / |
| Maphepha | 57 | 166 | / |
| Maphapha | 57 | 25 | / |
| Mophopha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mafhepho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maphopho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maphophi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maphaphe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maphephea | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maphauphau | 50 | 34 | / |
| Mofapo | 50 | 15 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mafopa
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