Mapetja Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Mapetja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 195 | 1:10,423 | 2,374 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mapetja (11) may also be a first name.
Mapetja Demographics
Average Mapetja Salary in
South Africa
R 155,352
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mapetja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapetja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mapetja is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mapetja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapetja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mapetja is the 1,070,546th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapetja live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapetja is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 11 people.
It is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 10,423. In Lesotho Mapetja is most common in: Maseru District, where 82 percent are found, Berea District, where 17 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Mapetja Last Name Statistics demography
Mapetja earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.63% less than the national average, earning R 155,352 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapeja | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mahapetja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mapitja | 86 | 32 | / |
| Mapetsa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mapetje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapatja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapetya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapetia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapetea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maphitja | 80 | 8 | / |
| Maphetsa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maphotja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmapitja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapesa | 77 | 8,910 | / |
| Mapeza | 77 | 519 | / |
| Mapija | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mapietcha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mapedza | 71 | 358 | / |
| Mapitsa | 71 | 202 | / |
| Maapesa | 71 | 181 | / |
| Maphesa | 71 | 51 | / |
| Mapheza | 71 | 31 | / |
| Mopetia | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mapatya | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mapeesa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mapejos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapetso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapieza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapuija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapotya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapegia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmapitsa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Mapatiha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mahpijah | 67 | 6 | / |
| 'Maapesa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maphitsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphetso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maaapesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maaipeca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapfedza | 67 | 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 Mapetja
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