Mafulane Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mafulane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafulane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mafulane (14) may also be a first name.

Mafulane Last Name Facts

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

Mafulane is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafulane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mafulane is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafulane are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafulane is also the 3,024,661st most common given name in the world, held by 14 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 75 percent reside and Limpopo, where 25 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mafulane
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis