Malaphela Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Malaphela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malaphela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Malaphela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malaphela is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malaphela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malaphela is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Malaphela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malaphela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 83 percent live and Limpopo, where 17 percent live. Not including South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.

Malaphela Last Name Statistics demography

Malaphela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.73% less than the national average, earning R 102,828 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 Malaphela
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