Mafore Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Mafore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mafore (139) may also be a first name.
Mafore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafore Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafore is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafore? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Mafore occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mafore live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 784,558th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 139 people.
It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 29 percent reside, Free State, where 14 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent reside. Barring South Africa Mafore occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Mafore
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