Mafoua Surname

298,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Mafoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1,2291:4,059660
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Belgium131:884,35769,774
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mafoua (145) may also be a first name.

Mafoua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafoua is more frequently found in The Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafoua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 298,199th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,706,770 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mafoua are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 145 people.

The last name Mafoua is most frequently occurring in The Congo, where it is held by 1,229 people, or 1 in 4,059. In The Congo it is mostly concentrated in: Brazzaville Department, where 44 percent live, Pool Department, where 25 percent live and Pointe-Noire Department, where 21 percent live. Beside The Congo this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maffoua9212/
Mafouha921/
Mafouaa921/
Mafoa91323/
Mahfouaz861/
Machfoua861/
Mafouo831,834/
Mafooa83144/
Mafoea83113/
Mafuah8348/
Mafoui8323/
Maifoa8313/
Mafuoa8310/
Mafoha834/
Maffoa831/
Mofoua831/
Madfoa831/
Maffouo77992/
Mafuyai77714/
Mafauad7719/
Mafouho7713/
Maafouo773/
Mafouei772/
Maufouo772/
Moffoua771/
Mafoweu771/
Mafoyia771/
Mafujja771/
Mafuouo771/
Meafouo771/
Mahfoui771/
Moufoua771/
Mafoe73508/
Mafao7336/
Mofoa732/
Mafuá731/
Mahfouid714/
Mahfaoud712/
Mahafouo712/
Mauffouo712/
Machfoui711/
Moufouha711/
Moufouad711/
Mahfoaiz711/
Maffouoi711/
Mafffouo711/
Mahfoadz711/
Mafoho67506/
Mafowe6776/
Mafeeo6769/
Mafohe6711/
Mahfujiah6710/
Mafoei677/
Mahfoo676/
Mafaje675/
Mofouo674/
Maufoe673/
Mofoea673/
Mafuye672/
Mafo'e672/
Mofooa672/
Mafuhe672/
Mmofoa672/
Maifoe671/
Maffoyheu671/
Moifoa671/
Maffae671/
Mahfoojaj671/
Mafooo671/
Mafaye671/
Maifao671/
Mavuha671/
Mafaho671/
Mafaie671/
Maafoe671/
Mafauo671/
Maffoe671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mafoua
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis