Maphakisa Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maphakisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphakisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6091:88,96210,902
Lesotho961:21,1724,383
England11:55,718,059489,080

Maphakisa (18) may also be a first name.

Maphakisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphakisa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphakisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 474,151st most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphakisa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maphakisa is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 609 people, or 1 in 88,962. In South Africa Maphakisa is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 63 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 14 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Maphakisa Last Name Statistics demography

Maphakisa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.87% less than the national average, earning R 126,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapakisa941/
Maphakiso897/
Maphakisi891/
Maphakise891/
'Maphakiso841/
Mapakiso823/
Mapokisa821/
Mapakaise7864/
'Mapakiso782/
Mapakicha781/
Mapekoisa781/
Mapekesa7121/
Mafokisi591/
Mafachisi568/

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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 Maphakisa
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