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
The last name Mafotho is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mafotho.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafotho? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafotho are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafotho is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 225,840. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Qacha's Nek District, where 56 percent reside, Leribe District, where 33 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Lesotho it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
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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