Mafotho Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Mafotho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 9 | 1:225,840 | 14,831 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mafotho (11) may also be a first name.
Mafotho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafotho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafotho is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafotho? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafotho reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename globally, held by 11 people.
The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 225,840. In Lesotho Mafotho is mostly found in: Qacha's Nek District, where 56 percent are found, Leribe District, where 33 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafoto | 92 | 98 | / |
| Mafotha | 86 | 119 | / |
| Maifoto | 86 | 77 | / |
| Mafooto | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mafotou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafotah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maphotho | 80 | 85 | / |
| Mafoteuh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mafoutou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mafootoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafoutha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mofoto | 77 | 105 | / |
| Mafota | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mahfuthoh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mahfothah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maphoto | 71 | 3,623 | / |
| Mafouta | 71 | 2,133 | / |
| Mafutha | 71 | 606 | / |
| Mafoteu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mafutah | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mafetah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mafatha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mofutho | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mofotto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafetha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meffoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafotta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maiphoto | 67 | 161 | / |
| Maphetho | 67 | 44 | / |
| Maphotha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Maffoteu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mafutaha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mahfutha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maphatho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mophotho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphutho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphotoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafouteu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmafouta | 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 Mafotho
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