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 221,768^th 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 1,775,424^th 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.