Maphakathi Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Maphakathi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphakathi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa681:796,73154,178

Maphakathi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphakathi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maphakathi.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphakathi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,312,869th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Maphakathi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphakathi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Maphakathi is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa Maphakathi is primarily found in: North West, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Western Cape, where 16 percent reside.

Maphakathi Last Name Statistics demography

Maphakathi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.76% less than the national average, earning R 102,756 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapakathi9512/
Maphakati958/
Maphakathe906/
Maphakatha901/
Mapakati89101/
Mapakata78131/
Mapakate781/
Mapacati781/
Mapaketi781/
Mapokati781/
Mapakaita741/
Maphokata741/
Maphokothe701/
Mopakata674/
Mapakete671/
Mmapeketi631/
Mafokate56273/
Mafokata5621/
Mapekete561/

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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 Maphakathi
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