Mafowa Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Mafowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Mafowa Demographics
Average Mafowa Salary in
South Africa
R 160,800
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafowa is found most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mafowa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafowa? popularity and diffusion
Mafowa is the 2,352,516th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mafowa reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Mafowa is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live, Centre Region, where 31 percent live and West Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Mafowa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maffowa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mafow | 91 | 0 | / |
| Maifouwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapfouwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mawowa | 83 | 176 | / |
| Mafowo | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mafoba | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mefowa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mafova | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mofowa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Meafow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mowa | 80 | 9,216 | / |
| Mahwowa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Mafouba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mavhowa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Maafova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mafeuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mapfawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mabhowa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafobah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maffowo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafouwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafoweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maifawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meffowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahfowz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhowa | 73 | 523 | / |
| Mmowa | 73 | 350 | / |
| Mafaw | 73 | 33 | / |
| Mafov | 73 | 19 | / |
| Mofow | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mafab | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mafaf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mafof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mafob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahafova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maphoswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maidfawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madfowey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maw | 67 | 108,697 | / |
| Mow | 67 | 13,298 | / |
| Maf | 67 | 795 | / |
| Mavova | 67 | 235 | / |
| Mobowa | 67 | 164 | / |
| Mafobo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mafaba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mafavo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mahfob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahfof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mofowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahfaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafabo | 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
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- 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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