Maifala Surname

246,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Maifala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maifala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1201:48,3736,163
Botswana3971:5,509868
Niger931:206,3666,908
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Maifala (122) may also be a first name.

Maifala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maifala is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maifala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maifala is the 246,410th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,515,208 people. The surname Maifala is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maifala are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 844,248th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 122 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,120 people, or 1 in 48,373. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 41 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and North West, where 27 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 6 percent live.

Maifala Last Name Statistics demography

Maifala earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.67% less than the national average, earning R 188,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifhala9317/
Maifalla9310/
Mafala92698/
Mafahla86890/
Mafhala86254/
Maifale86161/
Maafala8669/
Maefala8624/
Mafalla8622/
Mafatla865/
Maifalo863/
Misfala861/
Mafalai861/
Maifali861/
Masfala861/
Mafalha861/
Moifala861/
Mafalia861/
Ma'afala8018/
Maifoula8013/
Maifuila805/
Mafathla804/
Mafahala802/
Mafalahe801/
Mafallah801/
Maefalea801/
Mayifela801/
Mafalatt801/
Mafhahla801/
Mafela772,292/
Mafale77927/
Mafalo77847/
Mafali77296/
Mafola77267/
Mifela776/
Mefala773/
Mafaly772/
Mifali771/
Mafuila712,893/
Mafatle712,664/
Maphala711,984/
Mafohla711,069/
Mafoula71808/
Mafaile71345/
Mafahle71245/
Mafhali7134/
Mahfali7121/
Mafeela7118/
Maefale7115/
Mafelah7113/
Moifali7112/
Maifoli7112/
Mhafale719/
Maifelo716/
Maafali714/
Mafalyi714/
Mafehla713/
Mafolap712/
Maifolo712/
Mafolai711/
Mifaleh711/
Mefalla711/
Mafaali711/
Mafahli711/
Mafalie711/
Mafalip711/
Mafalle711/
Mafayle711/
Maffola711/
Mafoila711/
Maafola711/
Mafahlo711/
Mafhela711/
Mafotla711/
Moifola711/
Maphalla671,449/
Mafatlhe67216/
Maphahla6785/
Mahuvala6753/
Mashfali6723/
Maphuila6721/
Mahafaly6717/
Mehavala677/
Mafalleh677/
Mafailes676/
Maphaila676/
Mahavala675/
Maphalai675/
Mujafale674/
Maphalap674/
Muyifola673/
Maifouli673/
Mahafale672/
Maifolle672/
Mafathle672/
Maphaela672/
Maphatla672/
Mafothla671/
Mefaliaj671/
Mefallah671/
Mafalley671/
Moyifali671/
Miffoula671/
Misfoula671/
Mahafola671/
Maphalga671/
Mefaglia671/

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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 Maifala
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