Mamafa Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

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

Mamafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2211:245,14825,005
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mamafa (325) may also be a first name.

Mamafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mamafa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mamafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamafa? popularity and diffusion

Mamafa is the 1,082,743rd most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mamafa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 486,495th most frequent first name globally, borne by 325 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 245,148. In South Africa Mamafa is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 48 percent reside, Gauteng, where 38 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Mamafa Last Name Statistics demography

Mamafa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.92% less than the national average, earning R 133,272 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamafha92885/
Mmamafa923/
Mamafe8324/
Mamefa832/
Mamafo832/
Mamofa832/
Momafa831/
Mosmafa7740/
Mameafo7717/
Mamoufa772/
Mamapha771/
Mamafou771/
Mamaffo771/
Mamasfi771/
Mamhofa771/
Mamafeh771/
Mamadfou7112/
Mmamaefo711/
Mahmafou711/
Mamofo6719/
Memafo6716/
Mamofe6711/
Mahamafou677/
Mamefo675/
Memefa672/
Momofa672/
Momafo671/
Mahamafuj671/

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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 Mamafa
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