Majafa Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Majafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Majafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6061:89,40210,950
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080

Majafa (17) may also be a first name.

Majafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Majafa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Majafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Majafa is the 528,243rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. The last name Majafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Majafa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Majafa is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 17 people.

The surname Majafa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 606 people, or 1 in 89,402. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 1 percent reside. Beside South Africa Majafa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Majafa Last Name Statistics demography

Majafa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.91% less than the national average, earning R 116,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madjafa922/
Majafe83568/
Majafi83196/
Masafa8360/
Mujafa8315/
Maiafa838/
Mayafa834/
Mazafa834/
Majifa833/
Majufa831/
Majefa831/
Majfah831/
Majfas831/
Majofa831/
Majafo831/
Machafa77353/
Maasafa77324/
Majefat77167/
Majafhe7783/
Makhafa7735/
Masafah7720/
Magiafa7715/
Majaffe775/
Majafie772/
Mujaffa771/
Masafau771/
Majafuj771/
Matjafo771/
Majafee771/
Mayafat771/
MacAffa770/
Maufa73285/
Maifa73170/
Maefa7312/
Maafe7310/
Majfi734/
Mayfa732/
Majfo731/
Mujfa731/
Meafa731/
Majaffie716/
'Makhafa711/
Maisafah711/
Makhafah711/
Masjoofa711/
Maihafaj711/
Mosafa672,146/
Mojafi67778/
Mayfat67311/
Maufay67281/
Masofa67250/
Maifat67228/
Moyafa67165/
Maifah6788/
Maefai6787/
Majifi6782/
Maufas6750/
Mazofa6750/
Mejfas6750/
Mahufa6744/
Mayifa6723/
Mayafi6722/
Maefau6721/
Mojafe6721/
Mahafe6712/
Maaifi6710/
Meyafa679/
Mojifa679/
Mayfah678/
Mayafe674/
Maifad673/
Mujifa672/
Majufo672/
Maifaj672/
Mehafa671/
Majefe671/
Mayefa671/
Majfuj671/
Maifas671/
Mayofa671/
Maitfa671/
Maisafaht671/
Maafee670/
Maufat670/
Majfey670/
Meafay670/

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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 Majafa
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