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 occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maifo.

How Common Is The Last Name Maifo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maifo is the 190,894th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,299,025 people. The last name 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 prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 112 people.

The last name Maifo is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,978 people, or 1 in 27,390. In South Africa Maifo is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 44 percent reside, Limpopo, where 43 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Lesotho, where 4 percent reside.

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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