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

Mafuka (Marathi: मफूका) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 189,068th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,260,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuka are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafuka is also the 769,375th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 144 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,032 people, or 1 in 14,960. In Zimbabwe Mafuka is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 34 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 14 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 39 percent reside and Zambia, where 7 percent reside.

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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