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
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
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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