Maapesa Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maapesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maapesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1781:11,4192,564
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080

Maapesa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maapesa is most common in Lesotho. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Maapesa.

How Common Is The Last Name Maapesa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maapesa is the 1,267,784th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maapesa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 11,419. In Lesotho Maapesa is most common in: Maseru District, where 54 percent reside, Berea District, where 40 percent reside and Leribe District, where 4 percent reside. Other than Lesotho it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Maapesa Last Name Statistics demography

Maapesa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.7% less than the national average, earning R 33,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Maapesa935/
Maaapesa931/
Mapesa928,910/
Maphesa8651/
Mapaesa8650/
Mapessa8627/
Mapeesa8615/
Mapetsa8610/
Maapasa861/
Maepesa861/
Maphaesa8010/
Mahapasa806/
Maaphosa805/
Maapasha803/
Maaipasa803/
Maphetsa801/
Mapoessa801/
Mapeshoa801/
Maaipeca801/
Maphesha801/
Maposa7723,537/
Mapisa774,502/
Mapasa774,488/
Mapeza77519/
Mapeso77248/
Mopesa77110/
Mapese7745/
Mepesa772/
Mapeja771/
Mahahpasa751/
Mahapetja751/
Maphosa7138,607/
Maphisa714,682/
Maphasa711,899/
Mapessi71442/
Mapesos71282/
Mapasha71270/
Mapetja71232/
Mapitsa71202/
Maposah71151/
Mapassa7182/
Mapossa7153/
Maepeza7144/
Mapetse7143/
Mapaisa7137/
Mepiesa7130/
Mapfasa7115/
Mapetsi7111/
Maapisi717/
Mappasa716/
Mapisah716/
Mapease715/
Mapeshi714/
Mapessy714/
Mappeso714/
Mapasay713/
Maphysa712/
Mahposa712/
Maipisa712/
Mapesho712/
Mapasai712/
Mapheso712/
Mapissa712/
Mapejos711/
Mapetso711/
Mopesia711/
Mapegia711/
Mapoisa711/
Mapesco711/
Mapesse711/
Maipeso711/
Mapeesi711/
Mapeiso711/
Mmapitsa67105/
Mapetshi6735/
Maphasha6734/
Maphossa6722/
Maupasha6718/
Mapoissa6716/
Mappease6712/
Maphosah6712/
Maphoisa674/
Maphaisa673/
Maipasha673/
Mapetshe671/
Maphetso671/
Maphitsa671/
Mahapisi671/
Mapphosa671/
Maphosaa671/
Maphesse671/

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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
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  • 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 Maapesa
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