Mafuya Surname

144,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,071 people bear this surname

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

Mafuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6341:20,5692,602
Zimbabwe3001:51,4617,829
Zambia831:190,96312,723
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England31:18,572,686338,250
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mafuya (90) may also be a first name.

Mafuya Last Name Facts

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

Mafuya is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mafuya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,642nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,373,020 people. The last name Mafuya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuya live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 90 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,634 people, or 1 in 20,569. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.

Mafuya Last Name Statistics demography

Mafuya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.43% less than the national average, earning R 153,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfuya929/
Mafouya921/
Mafauya921/
Mafuyash861/
Mafuja831,465/
Mafaya83286/
Mafoya83263/
Mafiya83153/
Mafeya8360/
Mafuyo8342/
Mafuoa8310/
Mofuya834/
Mafuye832/
Mahfuja777,060/
Maphuya77142/
Mafiyah7756/
Maffiya776/
Maifiya776/
Maifuja772/
Maefeua772/
Maifaya772/
Mahfaya771/
Maufuja771/
Masfaya771/
Mafaaya771/
Maifauy771/
Mafiyat771/
Mafouha771/
Mafue731,471/
Mafai73566/
Mafeu73397/
Mafoa73323/
Mafui73210/
Mafuj73125/
Mafou7369/
Mafea7323/
Mafey739/
Mafaa738/
Mafau733/
Mafay733/
Mafoy732/
Mafaj731/
Mafuá731/
Mahafuja711,203/
Mahfiyah71294/
Mahfujah714/
Mahaffuy713/
Mafiyash711/
Mahfuj675,749/
Maffey67917/
Maffeu67495/
Mafayo67447/
Mafiyo67365/
Maufay67281/
Mafoud67182/
Mafuji67172/
Madfai67167/
Mafooa67144/
Mafeja67124/
Mofuoa67116/
Mefeya67107/
Maefai6787/
Mafayi6760/
Maffou6755/
Mafait6750/
Meafou6750/
Maifea6747/
Mofaya6747/
Maifuj6745/
Masfai6743/
Masfay6742/
Maffai6741/
Mafaiz6737/
Mofiya6734/
Mafija6733/
Maffea6731/
Mafiye6730/
Mafout6728/
Matfey6723/
Mafaid6721/
Maefau6721/
Mafueh6721/
Maffay6720/
Mahfou6717/
Mafouz6717/
Mafaut6716/
Maifoa6713/
Mafaud6713/
Mafoue6713/
Mahfau679/
Mafoyo679/
Masfey678/
Mefoya678/
Mafeyo677/
Mahfaj676/
Mafaja675/
Mafaje675/
Mafoja675/
Matfui674/
Mafaji674/
Mafaia674/
Maufoy674/
Mhafuj673/
Mofuja672/
Maufuj672/
Matfay672/
Maifaj672/
Madfou672/
Mafaus672/
Mafoia672/
Mafouh672/
Mafoyi672/
Maifou672/
Maffae671/
Majfuj671/
Matfou671/
Mafauz671/
Mafeut671/
Maffui671/
Mefuye671/
Mapfaa671/
Maffoa671/
Mafiia671/
Maufue671/
Mafaie671/
Mafais671/
Maefou671/
Mafauh671/
Mafeud671/
Maffoy671/
Mafhue671/
Mafiey671/
Maifui671/
Mahfai671/
Mefaya671/
Mofeya671/
Madfay671/
Maafaa671/
Mafaye671/
Mafeyi671/
Mafioa671/
Matfai671/
Mafhaj671/
Meafoy670/
Mafhay670/
Mafous670/
Majfey670/
Meafay670/

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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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  • 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 Mafuya
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