Malefa Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Malefa (2,385) may also be a first name.

Malefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malefa (Marathi: मलेफा) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malefa? popularity and diffusion

Malefa is the 2,530,696th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Malefa reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 152,025th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 2,385 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 73 percent live, Limpopo, where 23 percent live and Free State, where 3 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Malefa Last Name Statistics demography

Malefa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.37% less than the national average, earning R 98,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mailefa924/
'Malefa923/
Mahlefa921/
Malefoa921/
Malefaa921/
Majlefa921/
Mahalefa86256/
Maaylefa864/
Malefiea861/
Maledfai861/
Malefo835,081/
Malifa83638/
Malafa83437/
Malefe83189/
Malofa8377/
Malefi8364/
Melefa8325/
Molefa8312/
Mallefait802/
Malefho77596/
Malafay77150/
Malefyt77121/
Malafai7753/
Maleffo7747/
Molefha7744/
Mohlefa7719/
Malaifa779/
Malofha775/
Mailafa774/
Malefet773/
Maulifa773/
Molefas772/
Malifah772/
Malefou772/
Malepha772/
Maulofa772/
Mallefo771/
Moulefa771/
Maleufi771/
Malefeu771/
Maulefe771/
Maelefo771/
Maelofa771/
Malafah771/
Malaffa771/
Malefoy771/
Malevah771/
Malafha771/
Maalifa771/
Malafau771/
Maillefaud75326/
Malifaud7135/
Maulifah7134/
Maalifah7112/
Mallefet7111/
Mahalifa717/
Malaafaa711/
Malhepha711/
Molledfa711/
Maliefeh711/
Maelofea711/
Mailafai711/
Mahalefe711/
Mailiafa711/
Molefe6797,934/
Molefi6717,369/
Maillefer67701/
Malife67235/
Malifi67193/
Malofo6791/
Molifa6771/
Malafo6745/
Molefo6735/
Melafa6732/
Mollefait6720/
Maillefet6712/
Molofa679/
Mallifaud675/
Maleephat672/
Melefo671/
Mahalepha671/
Molefy671/

Malefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malefa in the Marathi language
मलेफाmalepha-

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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
  • 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 Malefa
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