Mafuka Surname

189,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0321:14,9602,097
DR Congo8621:85,7079,810
Zambia1651:96,0607,783
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mafuka (144) may also be a first name.

Mafuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafuka (Marathi: मफूका) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 189,068th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,260,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuka live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 769,375th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 144 people.

The surname Mafuka is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,032 people, or 1 in 14,960. In Zimbabwe Mafuka is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 34 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 14 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 39 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.

Mafuka Last Name Statistics demography

Mafuka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.6% less than the national average, earning R 148,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfuka92346/
Mafuika92239/
Mafueka9259/
Mafouka9214/
Mafukha922/
Matfukah8622/
Mafuquka863/
Mafukaha861/
Mathfuka861/
Mafuca837,119/
Mafika835,359/
Mafuko83706/
Mafoka83242/
Mofuka83135/
Mafuke8320/
Mafuki8319/
Mefuka831/
Mahfukhah801/
Mafueca7725/
Mafouki7714/
Mafoeka7714/
Mapfika7714/
Mefeuka7712/
Maifika779/
Mapfuke777/
Mahfika776/
Mafieka773/
Maphuka773/
Mafuker772/
Maffuca771/
Mafihka771/
Mafuica771/
Muifuka771/
Mafuuko771/
Mafukuy771/
Mafukou771/
Mafouke771/
Mafokha771/
Mafocka771/
Mafeuko771/
Maufuko771/
Mapfuko771/
Mapfoka771/
Mafauki771/
Mafeukou7145/
Mafoukou7141/
Masfukoh715/
Moufouka711/
Maffeuke711/
Maffouke711/
Maphukga711/
Mafuicca711/
Mafoko674,373/
Mofoka672,216/
Mafiko67254/
Mofika6756/
Mofuke6727/
Mefika6712/
Mafoke6710/
Mafoki673/
Mofuqa671/
Mofuko671/
Maffoukou671/
Maafoukou671/
Mhaisfuke671/

Mafuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafuka in the Marathi language
मफूकाmaphuka80
मफुकाmaphuka20

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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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  • 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 Mafuka
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