Mafoso Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafoso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafoso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4481:4,537894
South Africa1301:416,75236,221

Mafoso (72) may also be a first name.

Mafoso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafoso is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafoso? popularity and diffusion

Mafoso is the 552,088th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafoso live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafoso is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 72 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 448 people, or 1 in 4,537. In Lesotho Mafoso is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 41 percent are found, Mohale's Hoek District, where 28 percent are found and Maseru District, where 24 percent are found. Besides Lesotho it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found.

Mafoso Last Name Statistics demography

Mafoso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.88% less than the national average, earning R 85,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafosso92281/
Mafotso92136/
Mafosoh921/
Mafosho921/
Mafotsop8635/
Maffosso8628/
Mafossoh8610/
Maffotso862/
Mafotsou861/
Mafossop861/
Mafuso83340/
Mafaso8349/
Mafeso8341/
Mafosa8317/
Mofoso838/
Mafoco834/
Mafozo832/
Mafojo831/
Maffotsop801/
Maphoso771,690/
Mafosha77584/
Mafotsa77280/
Mafodjo7727/
Mefosso7727/
Mafocho774/
Mafossa774/
Mafosap771/
Maffoco771/
Mafasop771/
Mafasso771/
Mafosaz771/
Mofosso771/
Mafoesa771/
Maphosho71483/
Meffosso7121/
Mafotsha7113/
Mafodjou7111/
Mafoutsa713/
Maufooza713/
Mafouzou712/
Mafoujou712/
Maffotsa712/
Maphooso711/
Mefossoh711/
Mefohsoh711/
Maifauso711/
Maifasso711/
Mafoudjo711/
Maffodjo711/
Mapfatso711/
Mahfooja711/
Mafusa67298/
Mafasa6790/
Mofaso6742/
Mafuzo6727/
Mafoja675/
Mmaphosho674/
Mafotchou673/
Mafeutsop673/
Mafesa672/
Mafoza672/
Mafoutcho671/
Maffossah671/
Mafezo671/
Mafuxo671/
Mofozo671/

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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 Mafoso
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