Mafson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mafson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mafson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Mafson (4) may also be a first name.

Mafson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafson is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mafson.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafson? popularity and diffusion

Mafson is the 8,968,613th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Mafson reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most common first name globally It is held by 4 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Mafson is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayfeson861/
Mawson837,054/
Mabson83263/
Mofson8321/
Moffson7748/
Mafshan773/
Mabsion771/
Mavsson771/
Mawsoon771/
Maafsen770/
Mowson6772/
Mavsan6734/
Mofsen6731/
Movson6724/
Mabsun6711/
Mafzan679/
Mawsom678/
Mobson676/
Mabsen674/
Mofsan671/
Mawsan671/
Mawsen670/
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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 Mafson
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