Malafo Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Malafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Malafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malafo occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malafo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Malafo live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 2,354,377. In The Philippines Malafo is most prevalent in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 91 percent live, Calabarzon, where 7 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 2 percent live. Besides The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaffo | 92 | 117 | / |
| Malafou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Malafos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maelafou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malefo | 83 | 5,081 | / |
| Melafo | 83 | 1,261 | / |
| Malafa | 83 | 437 | / |
| Malofo | 83 | 91 | / |
| Molafo | 83 | 41 | / |
| Malefho | 77 | 596 | / |
| Maleffo | 77 | 47 | / |
| Malasfa | 77 | 40 | / |
| Malafat | 77 | 12 | / |
| Malaifa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Malapho | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mailafa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maelefo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malafah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malaffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malefoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mohlafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malafha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meliafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melaffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melafoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mallefo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malafau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahlapho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malafatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mailiafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malaafaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malaffeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallafap | 71 | 0 | / |
| Malofa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Malefa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Molefo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Melafa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Molofo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mailaphot | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mahalapho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Melefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malahafaz | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Malafo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis