Mafunise Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

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

Mafunise Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafunise Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3631:149,25016,956
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mafunise (66) may also be a first name.

Mafunise Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafunise occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafunise? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mafunise is the 778,856th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafunise reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 66 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 149,250. In South Africa Mafunise is most common in: Limpopo, where 78 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Free State, where 1 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found.

Mafunise Last Name Statistics demography

Mafunise earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.32% less than the national average, earning R 167,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafungise9426/
Mafungaise891/
Mafunisa88909/
Mafounis8825/
Mafunisi888/
Mafunase886/
Mafonise881/
Mafhunisa821/
Mafungause781/
Mafonisa7523/
Mafunesa751/
Mafungizi714/
Mafunnesa711/
Mafhonisa711/
Mafungausi6763/
Mafonesa6311/

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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 Mafunise
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