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

Mafu (Bengali: মাফু, Hindi: माफू) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Mafú. For other potential spellings of Mafu click here.

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

The surname Mafu is the 38,349^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 531,124 people. The surname Mafu is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mafu are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafu is also the 136,095^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 2,860 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 4,411 people, or 1 in 3,500. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Bulawayo Province, where 38 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 26 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 19 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists 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 principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

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