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Where Does The Last Name Mafu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mafu (Bengali: মাফু, Hindi: माफू) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Mafú. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mafu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Mafu is the 38,349^th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 531,124 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mafu reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mafu is also the 136,095^th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 2,860 people.

The surname Mafu is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 4,411 people, or 1 in 3,500. In Zimbabwe Mafu is most prevalent in: Bulawayo Province, where 38 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 26 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 19 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Mafu occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 23 percent live.

Mafu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mafu surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mafu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.86% less than the national average, earning R 178,560 per year; in United States they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $37,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.06% less than the national average, earning $24,315 CAD per year.