Mahafa Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

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

Mahafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Mahafa (40) may also be a first name.

Mahafa Last Name Facts

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

Mahafa (Marathi: महफा) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,620,164th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahafa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mahafa is also the 1,614,485th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 40 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 455,275. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 60 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and North West, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Mahafa Last Name Statistics demography

Mahafa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning R 172,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahafha92770/
Mahaffa9298/
Mahafaj9215/
Mahafay920/
Maafa916,503/
Mahfa913/
Mahaffay86122/
Mahaffat861/
Mahava831,013/
Mhafaz83242/
Mahufa8344/
Maafah8315/
Mashfa8310/
Mahfau839/
Mahfaj836/
Mahfah834/
Mahafo831/
Mathfa831/
Maafat831/
Mahfai831/
Maafaa831/
Maaffa831/
Mafa8013,985/
Mashfat7717/
Mahafey7713/
Mashfah7710/
Maaafay778/
Mahavai773/
Mahafoj771/
Mahfauj771/
Mahapha771/
Mashfad771/
Maafash771/
Maaafah771/
Mafaz733,057/
Mafas732,485/
Maffa731,956/
Maafo731,048/
Mafai73566/
Mapha73528/
Maufa73285/
Maifa73170/
Mapfa73163/
Mafah7378/
Mafat7376/
Masfa7376/
Mafad7347/
Matfa7336/
Madfa7322/
Mafha7316/
Mahfo7314/
Maefa7312/
Mafaa738/
Mahva737/
Mafau733/
Mafay733/
Maàfa733/
Mayfa732/
Mehfa732/
Mafaj731/
Mawfa731/
Meafa731/
Mgafa731/
Mahaffey7111,749/
Mahaphap71203/
Mahaphat71145/
Mahafooj7112/
Mahafouz713/
Mahafoud713/
Mahaphas712/
Mahafeuj711/
Maphat671,063/
Matpha67434/
Mayfat67311/
Maufay67281/
Maphap67267/
Maifat67228/
Maphai67219/
Mahuva67216/
Maphea67168/
Madfai67167/
Mhapha67165/
Mhafoz67129/
Mefaha6797/
Maifah6788/
Maefai6787/
Maipha6752/
Mafait6750/
Maufas6750/
Masfai6743/
Masfay6742/
Maffai6741/
Mahavo6739/
Maffat6738/
Mafaiz6737/
Mehfai6729/
Maphah6722/
Mafaid6721/
Maefau6721/
Maffay6720/
Mafaha6719/
Mahfou6717/
Mafaut6716/
Mafaaz6713/
Mafaud6713/
Mavaha679/
Mayfah678/
Mahafoudh676/
Maafoh676/
Mahfoj676/
Mafash675/
Maphas674/
Maffah674/
Maifad673/
Mafass673/
Matfay672/
Maifaj672/
Mohfat672/
Mafaus672/
Mahaffeyt671/
Mahatffey671/
Mahtfo671/
Maifas671/
Masfat671/
Mafauz671/
Mapfaa671/
Maphay671/
Mawfah671/
Maitfa671/
Matfas671/
Mafais671/
Maafha671/
Mafauh671/
Maffaz671/
Majfah671/
Majfas671/
Mhaffo671/
Madfaa671/
Madfay671/
Madfah671/
Maifha671/
Mazfah671/
Matfai671/
Mafasd671/
Mafhaj671/
Maafoz671/
Mafhay670/
Maufat670/
Meafay670/

Mahafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahafa in the Marathi language
महफाmahapha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahafa
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