Mapelala Surname
4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Mapelala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapalala | 88 | 5,104 | / |
| Mapelela | 88 | 14 | / |
| Mopelala | 88 | 5 | / |
| Maphalala | 82 | 9,655 | / |
| Mapilaila | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mapholala | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mapelaelo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahapelela | 78 | 9 | / |
| Maphallala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mopelola | 75 | 132 | / |
| Mapolela | 75 | 102 | / |
| Mapilela | 75 | 39 | / |
| Mopelalo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mapalela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mopelela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mapelelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maphelela | 71 | 286 | / |
| Maapolela | 71 | 40 | / |
| Mophalala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maphalela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maphilela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moopelola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhapolela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphelelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapalaulo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphallela | 67 | 10 | / |
| Maphahlela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maphohlela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapolelo | 63 | 71 | / |
| Mapololo | 63 | 14 | / |
| Mapolola | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mapalola | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maipolelo | 59 | 44 | / |
| Maphilelo | 59 | 8 | / |
| Mapitlola | 59 | 7 | / |
| Maphololo | 59 | 6 | / |
| Mophahlela | 56 | 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 Mapelala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis