Maʻafu or Ma'afu is a name commonly found in people from Oceania. It can be a masculine given name or a surname.

Notable people with this name include:

As a given name

Enele Maʻafu (c. 1816–1881), Tongan prince and Fijian chief Maʻafu Fia (born 1986), Tongan rugby union football player Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi (1955–2021), Tongan politician and nobleman Maʻafu-ʻo-limuloa (died 1799), Tongan chief

As a surname

Lorenzo Ma'afu (born 1987), New Zealand rugby league footballer Salesi Ma'afu (born 1983), Australian rugby union footballer Viliami Maʻafu (born 1982), Tongan rugby union footballer