Mafuso Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mafuso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafuso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2211:71,7196,216
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mafuso (12) may also be a first name.

Mafuso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafuso is most common in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 818,364th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafuso are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 71,719. In Zambia Mafuso is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 39 percent live, Central Province, where 36 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 24 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Mafuso Last Name Statistics demography

Mafuso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.11% less than the national average, earning R 9,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafusuoa861/
Maifauso861/
Mafoso83578/
Mafusa83298/
Mafuzo8327/
Mafiso832/
Mafuxo831/
Mafeutsop803/
Mafosso77281/
Mafutsa7758/
Mafisso772/
Mafuhjo772/
Mafosoh771/
Mafisho771/
Mafusha771/
Mafosho771/
Maphuso771/
Maffosso7128/
Mafossoh7110/
Maffucio713/
Mafoutsa713/
Mafoujou712/
Mafouzou712/
Mafoudjo711/
Mafeudjo711/
Mafuca677,119/
Mafisa673,115/
Mafuza671,849/
Mafuja671,465/
Mafosa6717/
Mofoso678/
Mafoza672/
Mafozo672/
Mafizo672/
Mafoutcho671/
Mafeudjou671/

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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 Mafuso
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