Mafulu Surname

198,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mafulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8961:82,4559,492
Tanzania7441:71,1587,449
Zambia2691:58,9225,361
Lesotho621:32,7836,032
Namibia461:52,3786,268
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
France121:5,535,227269,324
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mafulu (170) may also be a first name.

Mafulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafulu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafulu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 198,086th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,450,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafulu live; 42 percent live in Central Africa and 42 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mafulu is also the 701,320th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 170 people.

The surname Mafulu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 896 people, or 1 in 82,455. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent live and Zambia, where 13 percent live.

Mafulu Last Name Statistics demography

Mafulu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 304.95% more than the national average, earning R 962,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafului921/
Mapfulu921/
Mafuliu921/
Mafuilu921/
Mafullu921/
Mafulus920/
Mafoulou866/
Maufaulu862/
Mafeuleu861/
Mofulu83484/
Mafilu83138/
Mefulu831/
Maphulu7725/
Muifulu771/
Maefilu771/
Mofuliu771/
Mefoulou712/
Maphullu711/
Mofolu676/
Mafilou6218/
Mafiliu6214/
Mafoleu621/
Maefiliu578/

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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
  • 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 Mafulu
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