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 held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mafor.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,768th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,962,776 people. The last name Mafor is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mafor live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,664 people, or 1 in 12,481. In Cameroon Mafor is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 44 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 39 percent are found and Centre Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Mafor occurs in 8 countries. It is also found 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 surname declined 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
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  • 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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