Marafela Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Marafela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marafela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Marafela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marafela is found most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marafela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marafela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Marafela is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live.

Marafela Last Name Statistics demography

Marafela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.91% less than the national average, earning R 59,616 per year.

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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 Marafela
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