Mafuli Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mafuli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafuli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mafuli (42) may also be a first name.

Mafuli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafuli (Hindi: मफूली) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuli? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 496,702nd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Mafuli live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name in the world, held by 42 people.

It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Besides Malawi it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Mafuli Last Name Statistics demography

Mafuli earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfuli924/
Mafului921/
Mafulie921/
Masfuli921/
Mafoulie8664/
Maffulli8624/
Maifouli863/
Maffulio861/
Mafula832,642/
Mafule83109/
Mafili8358/
Mofuli8349/
Mafuila772,893/
Mafoula77808/
Mafoloi7740/
Maffili7724/
Maifula7722/
Maffoli7722/
Mafulla7716/
Maifoli7712/
Mafuele774/
Maphuli773/
Masfule772/
Maefule772/
Mahfoli772/
Mofulia771/
Moyfuli771/
Mehfuli771/
Mapfule771/
Mefouli771/
Mafuile771/
Mafuula771/
Mahfili771/
Mafoule771/
Mafolia771/
Mafolai771/
Mafilie771/
Mafulet771/
Mayfula770/
Mafulaya7184/
Maifoula7113/
Mahafule7112/
Maifuila715/
Mafulaha715/
Maffulle711/
Mafeuleu711/
M'Mafili711/
Mahfoule711/
Moufouli711/
Maifulaj711/
Mayfules710/
Mafole671,391/
Mofula67298/
Mafola67267/
Mafile6736/
Mofili673/
Mefule671/
Mofule671/
Mahfoojli671/

Mafuli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafuli in the Hindi language
मफूलीmaphuli66.67
माफूलीmaphuli33.33

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 Mafuli
  • 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