Mapelele Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Mapelele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Mapelele (17) may also be a first name.
Mapelele Demographics
Average Mapelele Salary in
South Africa
R 204,708
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mapelele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapelele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapelele is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mapelele click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapelele? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,274,477th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapelele reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mapelele is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 44 percent live and Free State, where 3 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent live.
Mapelele Last Name Statistics demography
Mapelele earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning R 204,708 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphelele | 94 | 1 | / |
| Masphelele | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mapilele | 88 | 8,670 | / |
| Mopelele | 88 | 34 | / |
| Mapeleli | 88 | 29 | / |
| Mapelela | 88 | 14 | / |
| Mapolele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maphelela | 82 | 286 | / |
| Maapolele | 82 | 18 | / |
| Maphalele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maphahlele | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mapilela | 75 | 39 | / |
| Mopelela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maphyleli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maphilela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphohleli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapalale | 63 | 10 | / |
| Mapilili | 63 | 7 | / |
| Mapalili | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mapalile | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mapalali | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mappalili | 59 | 10 | / |
| Maphalale | 59 | 8 | / |
| Mapilaila | 59 | 4 | / |
| Maphalali | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mepalali | 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 Mapelele
- 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