Maforo Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maforo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maforo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5311:29,0744,465
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Maforo (29) may also be a first name.

Maforo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maforo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maforo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 550,571st most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,564,734 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Maforo reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maforo is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 29 people.

The surname Maforo is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 29,074. In Zimbabwe Maforo is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 36 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 33 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Maforo Last Name Statistics demography

Maforo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maforoa921/
Madforo921/
Maforos921/
Mafooro921/
Maudforo861/
Madforou861/
Mafora835,779/
Mafaro83308/
Moforo8375/
Mafuro8367/
Mafero8321/
Meforo839/
Mafuroh7754/
Maforah7745/
Maphoro7723/
Mafeïro7712/
Mafoura778/
Mahfuro774/
Maifero771/
Mofforo771/
Mafhora771/
Maifuro771/
Mmeforo771/
Maferro771/
Maffero771/
Mapfuro771/
Maffaro771/
Mahfourooz751/
Mahfuroh7189/
Maufuroh7137/
Maifuroh7134/
Mafeïrou7115/
Mahafora716/
Maefaroh716/
Maifoura711/
Maifarou711/
Maffaros711/
Mafara672,633/
Mafura671,686/
Mafera67400/
Mofero6718/
Mofora678/
Mafouthra671/
Mefero671/
Mahafatro671/

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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 Maforo
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