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

The surname Mafu (Bengali: মাফু, Hindi: माफू) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Mafú. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 38,349^th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 531,124 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mafu live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 136,095^th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 2,860 people.

Mafu is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 4,411 people, or 1 in 3,500. In Zimbabwe Mafu is mostly concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 38 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 26 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 19 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside.

Mafu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mafu last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mafu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for 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.