Malaphani Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Malaphani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malaphani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
India61:127,844,230863,365

Malaphani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malaphani is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malaphani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malaphani is the 5,057,639th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Malaphani live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 67 percent are found and Gauteng, where 33 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 40 percent are found.

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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
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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 Malaphani
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