Mafune Surname

142,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mafune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,9221:66,5164,812
South Africa1,1091:48,8536,208
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mafune (15) may also be a first name.

Mafune Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafune is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mafune click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafune? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,270th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,329,034 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Mafune reside; 61 percent reside in East Asia and 61 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Mafune is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 15 people.

The surname Mafune is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 1,922 people, or 1 in 66,516. In Japan Mafune is mostly concentrated in: Fukushima Prefecture, where 44 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 19 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Other than Japan Mafune exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 35 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Mafune Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mafune last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Mafune earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 42.83% less than the national average, earning R 135,852 per year and in United States they earn 32.63% less than the national average, earning $29,071 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafaune92810/
Mafuene92250/
Mafunge9286/
Mafoune9236/
Mafunhe929/
Mafunje929/
Maefune924/
Maifune924/
Mafeune922/
Mafunei921/
Mafun9119/
Maafoune86209/
Madfoune86204/
Mahfoune861/
Mapfaune861/
Mafaunee861/
Mafuna832,559/
Mafuni83204/
Mafone83183/
Mafund83110/
Madfun8352/
Maifun8337/
Mafine8322/
Mafung8321/
Mafeun833/
Mahfun833/
Mafuny831/
Mefune831/
Mafunt831/
Masfun831/
Mafoun831/
Maffun831/
Mafoungue801/
Mafumhe77579/
Maffone77145/
Mafouni7731/
Mafouna7715/
Mahafun778/
Mafhuna773/
Mefoune773/
Mafoung772/
Mafungi772/
Mefeune772/
Mapfuna772/
Madfuni772/
Mahfine772/
Mafusin771/
Mofaune771/
Mafuuni771/
Mafunha771/
Mefuneh771/
Maafoun771/
Maffine771/
Mafonne771/
Mafuuna771/
Maifone771/
Maifung771/
Meafung771/
Mafon73493/
Mofun73156/
Mafum7372/
Mafusing7159/
Madfouni7126/
Mafounis7125/
Mahafung713/
Madfouny713/
Maphunge712/
Maffinie711/
Maifoone711/
Maifouni711/
Meafouna711/
Maffonne711/
Maffon67383/
Mafona67305/
Mofuni6748/
Mofine6735/
Mafoum6724/
Maphun6717/
Mafhum6712/
Moofun676/
Mofung673/
Mofone671/
Mofeun671/
Mohfun671/
Mayfon671/
Mafhon671/

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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 Mafune
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