Malefu Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Malefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4931:149,85715,681
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Malefu (14,368) may also be a first name.

Malefu Last Name Facts

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

Malefu (Hindi: मलेफू) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malefu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 532,232nd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Malefu are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Malefu is also the 47,764th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 14,368 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 149,857. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent live and Lesotho, where 2 percent live.

Malefu Last Name Statistics demography

Malefu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.19% less than the national average, earning R 142,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahlefu923/
'Malefu923/
Malefou922/
Malefeu921/
Mallefu921/
Malleafu861/
Mahalefu861/
Malafu832,127/
Malofu83191/
Malifu8315/
Molefu833/
Mhalafu7797/
Maalafu7797/
Mahlafu7725/
Maulafu775/
Maliafu771/
Molefeu771/
Motlefu771/
Malaifu771/
Malifut771/
Malafau771/
Maillefaud75326/
Mahalafu7161/
Malifaud7135/
Meleafeu711/
Malaffeu711/
Maelafou711/
Molafu6719/
Melafu6710/
Mallifaud675/
Mohlafu6266/
Malaphu6244/
Mahlavu6215/
Molafuu621/
Malophu621/
Meliafeu571/

Malefu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malefu in the Hindi language
मलेफूmalephu-

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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 Malefu
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