Mayafi Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Mayafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mayafi (174) may also be a first name.

Mayafi Last Name Facts

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

Mayafi occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mayafi is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mayafi live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 692,220th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 174 people.

Mayafi is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Not including South Africa Mayafi exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Iraq, where 5 percent live.

Mayafi Last Name Statistics demography

Mayafi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.2% less than the national average, earning R 170,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahyafi927/
Mayfi911/
Mayaffit862/
Mayapfie862/
Majafi83196/
Mayufi8323/
Maaifi8310/
Mayifi8310/
Mayafa834/
Mayafe834/
Moyafi831/
Miyafi831/
Mayofi831/
Mayaphi77345/
Mayoufi77254/
Mayofis7720/
Muhyafi774/
Majafie772/
Maaffei771/
Mayiffi771/
Maiyofi771/
Mayafuj771/
Maifi731,955/
Maufi731,353/
Mafei73584/
Meafi7318/
Maafe7310/
Meyfi735/
Majfi734/
Maefi732/
Mayfa732/
Mayfe731/
Majaffie716/
Mahaifis711/
Mayhaffy710/
Maffei6721,288/
Mojafi67778/
Majafa67613/
Majafe67568/
Maiffi67205/
Moyafa67165/
Meyifi67144/
Mayfet67120/
Maefai6787/
Majifi6782/
Muyifi6755/
Mayifa6723/
Maufid6721/
Mahafe6712/
Meyafa679/
Maiafa678/
Maufij678/
Mayfed677/
Mayfer675/
Maufit674/
Mehafi673/
Mayfee671/
Mayofa671/
Mayife671/
Miyafe671/
Maifei671/
Mayofe671/
Moyafe671/
Mafféi671/
Maifii671/
Maifio671/
Maifit671/
Maifui671/
Mayefa671/
Mayefe671/
Mayiepfie671/
Maafee670/
Mayhaffer670/
Mayfes670/

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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 Mayafi
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