Mapedi Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

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

Mapedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mapedi (68) may also be a first name.

Mapedi Last Name Facts

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

Mapedi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapedi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mapedi is the 1,286,243rd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapedi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 68 people.

The last name Mapedi is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 307,828. In South Africa Mapedi is most frequent in: North West, where 40 percent live, Northern Cape, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 27 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Mapedi Last Name Statistics demography

Mapedi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.04% less than the national average, earning R 151,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphedi9211/
Mapedis925/
Mopedi831,444/
Mapadi83125/
Mapeda8353/
Mapodi8334/
Mapede8328/
Mapidi837/
Mepedi831/
Mhapadi77476/
Moepedi77329/
Moopedi77259/
Mmapadi77106/
Mmopedi7774/
Mahpadi7725/
Mapedes7721/
Mappidi7716/
Maipede7710/
Mapedeh775/
Mapidis775/
Mapadui773/
Maipadi772/
Mapheda771/
Maapidi771/
Mophedi771/
Maphodi771/
Maipodi771/
Mapuidi771/
Mapedez771/
Maphidi771/
Mapadiy771/
Mahapadi71667/
Mahpaidi7121/
Maipedde711/
Maipadai711/
Mapehdeh711/
Mmhapadi711/
Mooppedi711/
Mhaapadi711/
Mopidi67157/
Mapida6758/
Mapade6755/
Mopeda6738/
Mopadi6722/
Mapode679/
Mepidi678/
Mapide672/
Mepadi671/
Mahapadhi671/
Mepede671/
Mepodi671/

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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 Mapedi
  • 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