Mafuta Surname

9,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mafuta Surname Definition:

Mafuta is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: oil or fat.

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Mafuta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo39,3141:1,879182
Zimbabwe5,7441:2,688180
Zambia4,9281:3,216403
Angola4,7331:5,702788
Malawi4,3921:3,898528
Tanzania1,3521:39,1584,487
South Africa4561:118,81114,123
Kenya2261:204,33614,774
Botswana2101:10,4141,941
Uganda1541:253,50218,774
Belgium1271:90,52514,046
Namibia541:44,6195,721
England521:1,071,50151,923
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
France81:8,302,840321,660
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Congo51:997,81917,129
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mafuta (8,542) may also be a first name.

Mafuta Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mafuta is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: oil or fat.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Mafuta is a Swahili, Bantu surname meaning 'oil', 'fat'.

- knaibei

Mafuta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafuta (Hindi: मफूता, Russian: Мафута) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,159th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 117,761 people. The surname Mafuta is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuta reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mafuta is also the 68,109th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 8,542 people.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 39,314 people, or 1 in 1,879. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and Zambia, where 8 percent are found.

Mafuta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mafuta earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 37.26% less than the national average, earning R 149,100 per year; in United States they earn 53.39% less than the national average, earning $20,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.9% less than the national average, earning $22,407 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafouta922,133/
Mafutha92606/
Mapfuta9229/
Mafutah9214/
Mafutau9213/
Mahfuta928/
Mafutaa925/
Maffuta925/
Mafutai923/
Mafuuta922/
Mafutay921/
Mawfuta921/
Mafueta921/
Mmafuta921/
Maefuta921/
Mafutaha868/
Mahfutha864/
Mmafouta861/
Mafutaya861/
Mafhutaa861/
Maufutau861/
Mafoutha861/
Mafita832,470/
Mafuti83249/
Mafute83154/
Mafuto8353/
Mofuta8352/
Mafota8312/
Mahafutau8010/
Mapfuti77369/
Maphuta77153/
Mafitah77149/
Mafotha77119/
Mefouta7793/
Mofutau7756/
Mafuthe7748/
Mafoute7727/
Maifita7716/
Mahfuti7715/
Mafuuti772/
Mafotah771/
Mofouta771/
Mafotta771/
Mafusto771/
Mafouti771/
Matfuti771/
Mefutau771/
Mapfute771/
Maphutha714,662/
Mahfutti7111/
Moufouta713/
Mahfouti713/
Mafoutou712/
Madfouti712/
Mafeutie711/
Mahafute711/
Maffitta711/
Mapfuuti711/
Matfouti711/
Mafeutio711/
Maffoute711/
Mafouteu711/
Mafoutio711/
Mafoutis711/
Mofutaph711/
Mafeuteu711/
Mafoti671,031/
Mafote67243/
Mofota67122/
Mafoto6798/
Mafito6740/
Mefita6736/
Mafoty673/
Mofita673/
Mofuto672/
Mahfuthoh672/
Mofuti671/
Mofute671/
Maffoutio671/
Mahfothah671/

Mafuta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafuta in the Hindi language
मफूताmaphuta-
Mafuta in the Russian language
Мафутаmafuta-

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