Mapalesa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mapalesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mapalesa (537) may also be a first name.
Mapalesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapalesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapalesa is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapalesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mapalesa is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Mapalesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapalesa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 363,820th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 537 people.
Mapalesa is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho it is most common in: Maseru District, where 75 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 25 percent are found. Not including Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Mapalesa | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mapolesa | 88 | 194 | / |
| Mapalisa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Maphalisa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maepalasa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mapolisa | 75 | 2,840 | / |
| Mapolosa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mapalezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahapalisah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mapholisa | 71 | 485 | / |
| Mepalisah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapolesho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapalgi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mapholletja | 63 | 14 | / |
| Mapolisi | 63 | 11 | / |
| Mopaloso | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mopeleza | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mopolisa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mapolice | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mopalosho | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mopholisa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mmopaloso | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mapolishi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mmopalosho | 56 | 2 | / |
| Mopolice | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mapalesa
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