Mafoso Surname
Approximately 578 people bear this surname
Mafoso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 448 | 1:4,537 | 894 |
| South Africa | 130 | 1:416,752 | 36,221 |
Mafoso (72) may also be a first name.
Mafoso Demographics
Average Mafoso Salary in
South Africa
R 85,824
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafoso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafoso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafoso is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafoso? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 552,088th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafoso are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 72 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 4,537. In Lesotho Mafoso is most frequent 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. Apart from Lesotho Mafoso exists in one country. It also occurs 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafosso | 92 | 281 | / |
| Mafotso | 92 | 136 | / |
| Mafosoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafosho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafotsop | 86 | 35 | / |
| Maffosso | 86 | 28 | / |
| Mafossoh | 86 | 10 | / |
| Maffotso | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mafotsou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafossop | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafuso | 83 | 340 | / |
| Mafaso | 83 | 49 | / |
| Mafeso | 83 | 41 | / |
| Mafosa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mofoso | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mafoco | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mafozo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mafojo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maffotsop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maphoso | 77 | 1,690 | / |
| Mafosha | 77 | 584 | / |
| Mafotsa | 77 | 280 | / |
| Mafodjo | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mefosso | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mafocho | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mafossa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mafosap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maffoco | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafasop | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafasso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafosaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mofosso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafoesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphosho | 71 | 483 | / |
| Meffosso | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mafotsha | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mafodjou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mafoutsa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maufooza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mafouzou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mafoujou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maffotsa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maphooso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefossoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefohsoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maifauso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maifasso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafoudjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maffodjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfatso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahfooja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafusa | 67 | 298 | / |
| Mafasa | 67 | 90 | / |
| Mofaso | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mafuzo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mafoja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mmaphosho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mafotchou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mafeutsop | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mafesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafoza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafoutcho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maffossah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafezo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafuxo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofozo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mafoso
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