Mafori Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mafori (369) may also be a first name.

Mafori Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafori is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafori? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mafori is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Mafori are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafori is also the 452,461st most commonly held given name on earth, held by 369 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe Mafori is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 56 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 38 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 6 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Mafori is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafouri924/
Mapfori922/
Maifori921/
Maffouri868/
Maifouri866/
Mahfouri864/
Maiforai861/
Madfouri861/
Masfouri861/
Mafora835,779/
Mafuri83171/
Mofori8359/
Mafari8351/
Maferi8319/
Mafore8310/
Mefori831/
Maphori77933/
Mahfuri77148/
Maferri77140/
Maaferi77136/
Masfuri77136/
Madfari77117/
Moforis7782/
Maifari7741/
Masfari7741/
Mahfari7734/
Maifuri7717/
Mafoura778/
Majfari778/
Mafoure777/
Maffuri774/
Mafhari772/
Mazfari772/
Mafaris771/
Moufori771/
Maafari771/
Maifore771/
Mafaari771/
Maforze771/
Maefari771/
Mafhora771/
Maferie771/
Maforoa771/
Mapfuri771/
Maffari771/
Mafahri771/
Moforie771/
Mayfore770/
Meafory770/
Maefore770/
Maffory770/
Mafferri7119/
Mahfutri7113/
Maifatri716/
Mahafora716/
Maifutri712/
Maifoura711/
Maforgeh711/
Maifoure711/
Mapfurio711/
Moforzie711/
Maaphori711/
Maiferie711/
Mafara672,633/
Mafura671,686/
Mafere67537/
Moferi67266/
Mafare67141/
Mafure6751/
Meferi6720/
Mefore679/
Mofora678/
Mafery676/
Mofore675/
Mofari673/
Mefory671/
Mafary671/
Mefari671/

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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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  • 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 Mafori
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