Mapalane Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapalane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapalane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2521:8,0661,786
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352

Mapalane (212) may also be a first name.

Mapalane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapalane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapalane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapalane is the 945,594th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapalane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 620,917th most common first name on earth It is held by 212 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 8,066. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 85 percent are found, Butha-Buthe District, where 8 percent are found and Maseru District, where 4 percent are found. Other than Lesotho Mapalane exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Mapalane Last Name Statistics demography

Mapalane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.91% less than the national average, earning R 107,148 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 Mapalane
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