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 last name Mafor (Arabic: معفور) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 221,768th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,962,776 people. Mafor is mostly 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. Mafor is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 34 people.

The last name Mafor is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,664 people, or 1 in 12,481. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 44 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 39 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Mafor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mafor has changed over time. 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafor
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