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
The surname Maphallela is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maphallela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 common first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 225,840. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 89 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho Maphallela 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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