Mafuyai Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mafuyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafuyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7121:248,79614,402
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mafuyai (58) may also be a first name.

Mafuyai Last Name Facts

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

Mafuyai occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuyai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 470,273rd most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuyai reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mafuyai is also the 1,295,729th most common first name internationally, held by 58 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 712 people, or 1 in 248,796. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 96 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafiyai86188/
Mafoua771,277/
Mafoui7723/
Mafuye772/
Mafaie771/
Maffoua7112/
Mafouei712/
Mafauij711/
Mafujja711/
Mahfoui711/
Maifauy711/
Maifuey711/
Mafouaa711/
Mahfouid674/
Maffouoi671/
Machfoui671/

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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 Mafuyai
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