Mahafu Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Mahafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mahafu (183) may also be a first name.
Mahafu Demographics
Average Mahafu Salary in
South Africa
R 85,476
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mahafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahafu (Hindi: महफू, Marathi: महाफू) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,385,851st most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Mahafu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahafu reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 183 people.
It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa Mahafu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent are found, Western Cape, where 43 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Zambia, where 20 percent are found.
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
Mahafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahafu in the Hindi language | ||
| महफू | mahaphu | 90 |
| महफु | mahaphu | 10 |
| Mahafu in the Marathi language | ||
| महाफू | mahaphu | 33.33 |
| महाफु | mahaphu | 33.33 |
| महादू | mahadu | 33.33 |
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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 Mahafu
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