Malapho 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

Malapho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malapho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Malapho Last Name Facts

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

Malapho is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malapho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Malapho reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 43 percent live.

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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 Malapho
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