Maphallela Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Maphallela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 9 | 1:225,840 | 14,831 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Maphallela (11) may also be a first name.
Maphallela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maphallela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maphallela has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maphallela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Maphallela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphallela live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 225,840. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 89 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 11 percent are found. Barring Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphalela | 95 | 2 | / |
| Maphahlela | 90 | 3 | / |
| Maphallala | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mapalela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maphalala | 84 | 9,655 | / |
| Maphelela | 84 | 286 | / |
| Mafhalela | 84 | 105 | / |
| Maphalele | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mahapelela | 80 | 9 | / |
| Maphahlele | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maphohlela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mophahlela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapalala | 78 | 5,104 | / |
| Mapolela | 78 | 102 | / |
| Mapelela | 78 | 14 | / |
| Mafalela | 78 | 11 | / |
| Mapalila | 78 | 6 | / |
| Mapalola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mapalile | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maapolela | 74 | 40 | / |
| Mafohlela | 74 | 7 | / |
| Mophalala | 74 | 3 | / |
| Mapholala | 74 | 2 | / |
| Mafhalala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mhapolela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maphelelo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maphohleli | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mafalala | 67 | 750 | / |
| Mapalilo | 67 | 245 | / |
| Mapolelo | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mafolela | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mapelala | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mafelela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapolola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapolele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopelela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapalili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapelelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafalele | 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 Maphallela
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