Mafotha Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafotha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafotha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho711:28,6285,512
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097

Mafotha (360) may also be a first name.

Mafotha Last Name Facts

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

Mafotha occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafotha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Mafotha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafotha are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafotha is also the 458,892nd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 360 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 28,628. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 28 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 24 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 40 percent are found.

Mafotha Last Name Statistics demography

Mafotha earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning R 239,988 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafoutha931/
Mafota9212/
Mahfothah881/
Mafouta862,133/
Mafutha86606/
Mafotho8612/
Mafatha869/
Mafetha861/
Mafotih861/
Mafothe861/
Mafotah861/
Mafothi861/
Mafotta861/
Maphotha8018/
Mafutaha808/
Mafoteuh808/
Mahfutha804/
Mmafouta801/
Mafootoh801/
Mafuta7761,884/
Mafata771,532/
Mafoti771,031/
Mafeta77278/
Mafote77243/
Mofota77122/
Mafoto7798/
Mafoty773/
Maifata71227/
Mefouta7193/
Maifoto7177/
Mafotio7169/
Mafatih7159/
Mafuthe7148/
Mapfuta7129/
Mafoute7127/
Maffoti7126/
Mafotie7122/
Mofothi7120/
Mafoteu7116/
Mafutah7114/
Mafutau7113/
Mafatau7110/
Mafetah7110/
Mahfuta718/
Mefetha717/
Mafooto717/
Maffuta715/
Mafutaa715/
Mafutai713/
Mafoite712/
Maphota712/
Mafathe712/
Maifote712/
Mafuuta712/
Mafheta711/
Mafotyi711/
Mafutay711/
Mofouta711/
Mmafuta711/
Mahfata711/
Mafatta711/
Mafouti711/
Mafotou711/
Mafotet711/
Mafoity711/
Mafoiti711/
Maffata711/
Mafeeta711/
Mawfuta711/
Mafasta710/
Maphutha674,662/
Maphotho6785/
Maphetha6736/
Maphothi6725/
Maphatha6718/
Mafatich6712/
Maffoteu678/
Maffotie678/
Maifathi676/
Moufouta673/
Mahfouti673/
Maphothe673/
Madfouti672/
Mafoutou672/
Mofhatha671/
Maifotte671/
Mafutaya671/
Mafataya671/
Mafhutaa671/
Maufutau671/
Mafouteu671/
Mafoutis671/
Mafoutio671/
Matfouti671/
Mafatihe671/
Maffotio671/
Maffoute671/
Maffhate670/

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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 Mafotha
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