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 surname Maifo is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maifo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 190,894th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,299,025 people. Maifo is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maifo are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maifo is also the 885,979th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 112 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 1,978 people, or 1 in 27,390. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Limpopo, where 43 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Lesotho, where 4 percent live.

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