Mafowa Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mafowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Mafowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafowa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mafowa are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 79 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found, Centre Region, where 31 percent are found and West Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Mafowa Last Name Statistics demography

Mafowa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.33% less than the national average, earning R 160,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maffowa922/
Mafow910/
Maifouwa861/
Mapfouwa861/
Mawowa83176/
Mafowo8322/
Mafoba8316/
Mefowa8313/
Mafova839/
Mofowa834/
Meafow831/
Mafawa831/
Mowa809,216/
Mahwowa7749/
Mafouba779/
Mavhowa777/
Maafova774/
Mafeuwa772/
Mapfawa772/
Mabhowa772/
Mafobah772/
Maffowo771/
Mafouwo771/
Mafoweu771/
Maifawa771/
Meffowa771/
Mahfowz771/
Maphowa771/
Mhowa73523/
Mmowa73350/
Mafaw7333/
Mafov7319/
Mofow734/
Mafab732/
Mafaf732/
Mafof731/
Mafob731/
Mahafova712/
Maphoswa711/
Maidfawa711/
Madfowey711/
Maw67108,697/
Mow6713,298/
Maf67795/
Mavova67235/
Mobowa67164/
Mafobo6726/
Mafaba679/
Mafavo675/
Mahfob672/
Mahfof672/
Mofowo671/
Mefowo671/
Mahfaf671/
Mofawa671/
Mafofe671/
Mafabo671/

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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 Mafowa
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