Mafor Surname

221,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,6641:12,4811,682
Nigeria961:1,845,23766,383
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mafor (34) may also be a first name.

Mafor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafor (Arabic: معفور) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mafor.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafor? popularity and diffusion

Mafor is the 221,768th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,962,776 people. The surname Mafor is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mafor are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 34 people.

The surname Mafor is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,664 people, or 1 in 12,481. In Cameroon Mafor is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 44 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 39 percent are found and Centre Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Mafor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mafor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafort911,001/
Maford9120/
Mahfor9120/
Maffor9118/
Maifor9117/
Mafore9110/
Mafoor916/
Mayfor916/
Mafour914/
Maufor913/
Maforh912/
Maafor912/
Matfor911/
Mafhor911/
Maufort83247/
Mahfour83212/
Mayford83125/
Maffort8390/
Mafortt8318/
Maforth8313/
Mahford837/
Mafford837/
Mafoure837/
Madford835/
Masfour835/
Maudfor833/
Mafhoor832/
Masford832/
Mgafoor831/
Mafgour831/
Maifore831/
Mazfour831/
Mgaffor831/
Maifoor831/
Mayfort830/
Matford830/
Mayfore830/
Mofor805,171/
Mefor80458/
Mafur80102/
Mafar8069/
Mashford77791/
Mayforth77162/
Maiforth7740/
Mayfohrt7716/
Meadford774/
Masforth771/
Maifoure771/
Majhfoor771/
Mafforth771/
Mausford770/
Mawforth770/
Meatford770/
Maffortt770/
Masfford770/
Mahfar73314/
Mahfur73278/
Maufur73275/
Masfur73178/
Mafare73141/
Moffor7389/
Masfar7363/
Mafure7351/
Mazfar7335/
Mafart7326/
Mafarh7319/
Moford7315/
Majfar7312/
Maffar7310/
Meffor739/
Madfar739/
Moufor736/
Mofore735/
Maafar734/
Mofort733/
Mefour732/
Matfar732/
Mafurt731/
Mafard731/
Mafarz731/
Mowfor731/
Muofor731/
Hmafar731/
Meefor731/
Mayfordth711/
Mayshford711/
Mofford67680/
Maffare67130/
Majdfar67105/
Mosford6797/
Maffard6739/
Mapfure6725/
Meifort6723/
Moifore6721/
Mafaure6719/
Mhafarh6719/
Machfar6718/
Mouford6713/
Maffart6713/
Mauhfur6712/
Maadfar6711/
Machfur6710/
Majffar678/
Moffort677/
Meyfort677/
Mazffar675/
Moufort674/
Maphore673/
Motfort672/
Maifare672/
Muodfor672/
Moufour672/
Moyford671/
Majjfar671/
Mafurre671/
Mashfar671/
Mafahar671/
Mohfour671/
Moifoir671/
Massfar671/
Mefforh671/
Maazfar671/
Mahfahr671/
Mayfurt671/
Mazzfar671/
Mofoure671/
Meifour671/
Meyfour671/
Madffar671/
Mowfort670/
Meyford670/

Mafor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafor in the Arabic language
معفورmfwr-

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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 Mafor
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