Mahafu Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mahafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Zambia311:511,28822,588
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mahafu (183) may also be a first name.

Mahafu Last Name Facts

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

Mahafu (Hindi: महफू, Marathi: महाफू) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahafu is the 1,385,851st most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahafu live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 183 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent reside, Western Cape, where 43 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Zambia, where 20 percent reside.

Mahafu Last Name Statistics demography

Mahafu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.03% less than the national average, earning R 85,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahafuj923,028/
Maafu91129/
Mahfu9122/
Mhafu911/
Mahafuuj864/
Mahaffuy863/
Mahafouz863/
Mahafoud863/
Mahaffui861/
Mahfuj835,749/
Mhafuz83452/
Ma'afu8328/
Mahfou8317/
Mahfau839/
Mashfu837/
Mahavu835/
Mhafuj833/
Mahfuh832/
Maafut831/
Mafu8013,721/
Mahafoudh806/
Mahfouz7794,711/
Mahfoud7746,334/
Machfud771,918/
Machfut7784/
Machfuz7728/
Maahfuz778/
Mahfous777/
Mhafouz776/
Maafouz776/
Mahfouh775/
Mahfhuj773/
Mahfuzz773/
Mahffuz772/
Mahfeud772/
Mahfout771/
Mahpfus771/
Mashfus771/
Mashfuz771/
Mhaifuj771/
Machfou771/
Mhafoud771/
Maafudh771/
Mahfusd771/
Mafuz731,390/
Mafud73985/
Mafeu73397/
Mafut73299/
Mafui73210/
Mgafu73151/
Mafuj73125/
Mhofu73116/
Mafou7369/
Maphu7368/
Mafuu7355/
Maffu7348/
Mafuh7321/
Masfu7318/
Maufu7315/
Mafus7310/
Maifu7310/
Maefu735/
Matfu735/
Mafau733/
Mapfu731/
Mmafu731/
Mafuá731/
Mahfoudh714,095/
Machfudh71106/
Mahaphuj7159/
Mahfoudz7122/
Mahafooj7112/
Mahfouth719/
Mhafoudh714/
Mahfuudh713/
Mahfhoud712/
Mahaphuz711/
Maishfuj711/
Mahdfoud711/
Mahjfoud711/
Mahffoud711/
Mmahfoud711/
Mashfout711/
Maahfoud711/
Hmahfoud711/
Mahaphut711/
Maffeu67495/
Mafoud67182/
Maupfu67163/
Masfut67119/
Maffud67113/
Maffou6755/
Majfud6753/
Meafou6750/
Maifuj6745/
Maffuz6745/
Mahuvu6735/
Mehfuj6730/
Mafout6728/
Matfus6722/
Maefau6721/
Mafouz6717/
Masfud6716/
Mafaut6716/
Mapheu6714/
Maufus6713/
Mafaud6713/
Maphuz6710/
Maffus6710/
Maifuz677/
Maphuj677/
Maphut676/
Maiphu675/
Maphus675/
Mafuch675/
Mafudh675/
Maephu675/
Matfui674/
Maffut673/
Maufuj672/
Maifus672/
Maufuz672/
Mahfouddh672/
Madfou672/
Mafaus672/
Maphou672/
Mafuhe672/
Maifou672/
Maphuu672/
Mahfhoudh671/
Majfuh671/
Majfuj671/
Maifud671/
Mayfus671/
Mayfux671/
Matfou671/
Mafauz671/
Mafeut671/
Maffui671/
Meafus671/
Meafuz671/
Mafhuz671/
Mafhus671/
Madfud671/
Madfut671/
Maefou671/
Maafoe671/
Mafeud671/
Maffuh671/
Mafuud671/
Maifui671/
Mehfuh671/
Maphud671/
Mmaphu671/
Mafous670/

Mahafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahafu in the Hindi language
महफूmahaphu90
महफुmahaphu10
Mahafu in the Marathi language
महाफूmahaphu33.33
महाफुmahaphu33.33
महादूmahadu33.33

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