Mafu Surname
Approximately 13,721 people bear this surname
Mafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4,411 | 1:3,500 | 280 |
| South Africa | 3,896 | 1:13,906 | 1,756 |
| DR Congo | 3,119 | 1:23,687 | 2,983 |
| Uganda | 951 | 1:41,051 | 5,198 |
| Thailand | 331 | 1:213,409 | 35,675 |
| Swaziland | 328 | 1:3,958 | 306 |
| Papua New Guinea | 205 | 1:39,774 | 4,819 |
| Tanzania | 80 | 1:661,770 | 39,157 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| Zambia | 69 | 1:229,709 | 14,265 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
The alternate forms: Mafú (1) are calculated separately.
Mafu (2,860) may also be a first name.
Mafu Demographics
Mafu Political Affiliation
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Mafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafu (Bengali: মাফু, Hindi: माफू) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Mafú. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 38,349th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 531,124 people. The 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 136,095th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 2,860 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 4,411 people, or 1 in 3,500. In Zimbabwe Mafu is primarily found in: Bulawayo Province, where 38 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 26 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in 41 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside.
Mafu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States Mafu are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafu in the Bengali language | ||
| মাফু | maphu | 66.67 |
| মফু | maphu | 33.33 |
| Mafu in the Hindi language | ||
| माफू | maphu | 47.83 |
| मफू | maphu | 21.74 |
| माफु | maphu | 17.39 |
| मफु | maphu | 13.04 |
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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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