Mafule Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mafule Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana941:23,2654,701
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mafule (103) may also be a first name.

Mafule Last Name Facts

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

Mafule is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafule? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mafule is the 1,755,741st most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafule are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 103 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 23,265. Aside from Botswana it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafuele924/
Maefule922/
Masfule922/
Mapfule921/
Mafulie921/
Mafuile921/
Mafulet921/
Mafoule921/
Maful91495/
Mafoulie8664/
Mahafule8612/
Mahfoule861/
Mafeuleu861/
Maffulle861/
Mayfules860/
Mafula832,642/
Mafole831,391/
Mafuli83664/
Mahful83332/
Maiful8393/
Mafile8336/
Mafoul834/
Mafeul834/
Mazful833/
Mafull833/
Maaful832/
Mhaful831/
Mefule831/
Mafuld831/
Mofule831/
Masful831/
Mayful831/
Mafuila772,893/
Mafoula77808/
Machful77115/
Mahaful7776/
Mafiele7728/
Maifula7722/
Maffile7719/
Mafulla7716/
Maphule774/
Mapfuli774/
Mefeule771/
Maifeul771/
Maafuul771/
Mafului771/
Mashful771/
Mafuula771/
Mafhoul771/
Mafilie771/
Masfuli771/
Maifaul771/
Mayfull770/
Matfuld770/
Mayfula770/
Mayfile770/
Moful737/
Mapheule71143/
Mafulaya7184/
Maphuele7155/
Maffulli7124/
Maifoula7113/
Maifuila715/
Mafulaha715/
Mafulowa714/
Maifouli713/
Maifolle712/
Mayfiele712/
Maphaule712/
Maphutle712/
Maffulio711/
Mawfoley711/
Maifulaj711/
Mofula67298/
Mafola67267/
Mafili6758/
Mofuli6749/
Moyful674/
Moiful673/
Mahvul672/
Mahaphule672/
Mofulh671/
Mouful671/
Mofole671/
Mohful671/
Maphul671/
Mofile671/

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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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  • 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 Mafule
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