Maifo Surname

190,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9781:27,3903,503
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
Lesotho911:22,3364,599
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Maifo (112) may also be a first name.

Maifo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maifo has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Maifo.

How Common Is The Last Name Maifo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 190,894th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,299,025 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maifo live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 112 people.

The surname Maifo is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,978 people, or 1 in 27,390. In South Africa Maifo is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 44 percent are found, Limpopo, where 43 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Lesotho, where 4 percent are found.

Maifo Last Name Statistics demography

Maifo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.74% less than the national average, earning R 117,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maifeo91346/
Maiffo9136/
Mayifo9121/
Maifoa9113/
Maifou912/
Maifho911/
Mafo898,968/
Mifo8910/
Maifooj8331/
Maifooz833/
Maifeou833/
Maiefou831/
Maffo808,816/
Maafo801,048/
Moifo80412/
Mafoo80355/
Mafoa80323/
Maifa80170/
Mafoh8092/
Mafou8069/
Meafo8068/
Mafuo8064/
Meifo8029/
Mafos8024/
Maefo8019/
Mafoi8019/
Mifoi8018/
Mahfo8014/
Maufo8010/
Mafoz806/
Mafot804/
Mafho804/
Mafod804/
Mafoj802/
Mifou802/
Mafop802/
Mafoy802/
Mmafo802/
Miffo801/
Miefo801/
Mazfo801/
Majfo801/
Mitfo801/
Maihfooj771/
Maihfooz771/
Maifat73228/
Mafoud73182/
Mafooa73144/
Mhafoz73129/
Maifah7388/
Mafooz7371/
Moiffo7369/
Maipho7361/
Maffou7355/
Meafou7350/
Muipfo7348/
Mafout7328/
Mayifa7323/
Maffoh7323/
Mahfou7317/
Mafouz7317/
Meaffo7316/
Mmoifo7315/
Mafohe7311/
Mafuoa7310/
Maiafa738/
Mayfot736/
Maafoh736/
Mahfoj736/
Maffos735/
Mafooj734/
Maufoy734/
Mafood733/
Majifa733/
Maifad733/
Moiafo732/
Madfou732/
Mafo'e732/
Mafoch732/
Majufo732/
Mafouh732/
Muifho732/
Mahafo731/
Mahtfo731/
Maifas731/
Matfou731/
Maffoj731/
Maffot731/
Miffoh731/
Maffoa731/
Maitfa731/
Mauffo731/
Maefou731/
Mafffo731/
Maffgo731/
Maffoo731/
Maffoy731/
Mafuoh731/
Mafuoz731/
Mhaffo731/
Midfou731/
Moifou731/
Mmaffo731/
Meiffo731/
Meifou731/
Masfoh731/
Maifha731/
Moifoa731/
Matfot731/
Majafo731/
Mafoth731/
Maafoz731/
Meafoy730/
Mafous730/
Mafott730/
Mahfouz6794,711/
Mahfoud6746,334/
Mafa6713,985/
Mefo672,155/
Mifa67721/
Mahfooj67636/
Maiphot67348/
Maufoux6784/
Mhafooz6713/
Mayfosh6710/
Mahfous677/
Mhafouz676/
Maafouz676/
Mahfouh675/
Mafhoud674/
Masfouh674/
Mhifodh674/
Maffott673/
Maihifa673/
Mathfod672/
Mafoudh672/
Mejiofo672/
Mayefou672/
Maffohe672/
Mafhouz672/
Maufoud672/
Mihfooz672/
Mahafoj671/
Mahfout671/
Masfood671/
Masfooh671/
Masfouz671/
Mayafod671/
Mayafoz671/
Maufooz671/
Mhafooj671/
Maffoud671/
Mafouth671/
Mazfooz671/
Moujafo671/
Meuhafo671/
Meyafou671/
Mifá671/
Mihiafo671/
Moiaffo671/
Misfout671/
Méfo671/
Machfou671/
Mhafoud671/
Majfooz671/
Maiphoo671/
Maifauy671/
Mahfoyz671/

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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
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  • 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 Maifo
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