Mapaling Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

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

Mapaling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapaling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1971:275,01427,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mapaling Last Name Facts

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

Mapaling occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapaling? popularity and diffusion

Mapaling is the 1,194,481st most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapaling live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 275,014. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and Free State, where 5 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Mapaling Last Name Statistics demography

Mapaling earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning R 220,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapalling944/
Mapalin9313/
Mapeling8811/
Mapaleng881/
Mapoling881/
Mapalina881/
Maypaulin821/
Mapolin806/
Mappaselling806/
Mapalen805/
Maphatleng7817/
Mhapalen7523/
Meepalng751/
Mapeleng751/
Mophaleng7164/
Meppeling711/
Mappacelleng709/
Maspolim6333/
Meppelink591,109/
Mopheleng5917/
Mophatleng566/

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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 Mapaling
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis