Mafuta Surname
Approximately 61,884 people bear this surname
Mafuta Surname Definition:
Mafuta is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: oil or fat.
Read More About This SurnameMafuta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 39,314 | 1:1,879 | 182 |
| Zimbabwe | 5,744 | 1:2,688 | 180 |
| Zambia | 4,928 | 1:3,216 | 403 |
| Angola | 4,733 | 1:5,702 | 788 |
| Malawi | 4,392 | 1:3,898 | 528 |
| Tanzania | 1,352 | 1:39,158 | 4,487 |
| South Africa | 456 | 1:118,811 | 14,123 |
| Kenya | 226 | 1:204,336 | 14,774 |
| Botswana | 210 | 1:10,414 | 1,941 |
| Uganda | 154 | 1:253,502 | 18,774 |
| Belgium | 127 | 1:90,525 | 14,046 |
| Namibia | 54 | 1:44,619 | 5,721 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Mafuta is a Swahili, Bantu surname meaning 'oil', 'fat'.
- knaibeiMafuta Demographics
Mafuta Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mafuta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafuta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafuta (Hindi: मफूता, Russian: Мафута) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mafuta.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafuta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 9,159th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 117,761 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuta reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 68,109th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 8,542 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 39,314 people, or 1 in 1,879. Not including The DR Congo it occurs 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 adherence of those carrying the surname 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafouta | 92 | 2,133 | / |
| Mafutha | 92 | 606 | / |
| Mapfuta | 92 | 29 | / |
| Mafutah | 92 | 14 | / |
| Mafutau | 92 | 13 | / |
| Mahfuta | 92 | 8 | / |
| Mafutaa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Maffuta | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mafutai | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mafuuta | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mafutay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mawfuta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafueta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mmafuta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maefuta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafutaha | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mahfutha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mmafouta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafutaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafhutaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maufutau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafoutha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafita | 83 | 2,470 | / |
| Mafuti | 83 | 249 | / |
| Mafute | 83 | 154 | / |
| Mafuto | 83 | 53 | / |
| Mofuta | 83 | 52 | / |
| Mafota | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mahafutau | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mapfuti | 77 | 369 | / |
| Maphuta | 77 | 153 | / |
| Mafitah | 77 | 149 | / |
| Mafotha | 77 | 119 | / |
| Mefouta | 77 | 93 | / |
| Mofutau | 77 | 56 | / |
| Mafuthe | 77 | 48 | / |
| Mafoute | 77 | 27 | / |
| Maifita | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mahfuti | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mafuuti | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafotah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mofouta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafotta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafusto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafouti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matfuti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefutau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapfute | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphutha | 71 | 4,662 | / |
| Mahfutti | 71 | 11 | / |
| Moufouta | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mahfouti | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mafoutou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Madfouti | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mafeutie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahafute | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maffitta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuuti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matfouti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafeutio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maffoute | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafouteu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafoutio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafoutis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mofutaph | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafeuteu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafoti | 67 | 1,031 | / |
| Mafote | 67 | 243 | / |
| Mofota | 67 | 122 | / |
| Mafoto | 67 | 98 | / |
| Mafito | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mefita | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mafoty | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mofita | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mofuto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahfuthoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mofuti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofute | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maffoutio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahfothah | 67 | 1 | / |
Mafuta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafuta in the Hindi language | ||
| मफूता | maphuta | - |
| Mafuta in the Russian language | ||
| Мафута | mafuta | - |
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