Maphagela Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Iceland

Maphagela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphagela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maphagela Last Name Facts

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

Maphagela occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Maphagela.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphagela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,628,521st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maphagela reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Maphagela is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 447,750. In South Africa Maphagela is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 32 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Maphagela is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Maphagela Last Name Statistics demography

Maphagela earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.81% less than the national average, earning R 211,944 per year.

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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 Maphagela
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