Mapalesa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapalesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapalesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapalesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapalesa is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Mapalesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapalesa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mapalesa is also the 363,820th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 537 people.

Mapalesa is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 75 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 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
  • 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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