Maphalo Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Maphalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Lesotho181:112,92011,579

Maphalo (24) may also be a first name.

Maphalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphalo is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Maphalo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphalo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 24 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 87 percent reside, Gauteng, where 8 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 42 percent reside and Lesotho, where 15 percent reside.

Maphalo Last Name Statistics demography

Maphalo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.56% less than the national average, earning R 100,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapalo925,720/
Mahaphalo882/
Maphaello881/
Maphalloa881/
Maphala861,984/
Mapholo86556/
Mapallo86461/
Maphelo86178/
Mapohlo8614/
Mapalos8611/
Mapahlo8610/
Mapalou8610/
Maapalo862/
Mapailo862/
Mapaluo861/
Mophalo861/
Maphalla801,449/
Maphahla8085/
Maphaila806/
Mmapholo805/
Maphalap804/
Maphehlo803/
Maphohlo803/
Maphaela802/
Maphatla802/
Maphello801/
Maepaulo801/
Maphalga801/
Mapheelo801/
Maphoolo801/
Mapala774,190/
Mafalo77847/
Mopalo77289/
Mapelo77288/
Mapolo77218/
Mapheello753/
M'Mapalou751/
'Maphollo751/
Maphalhla751/
Mahappalo751/
Mapalad712,984/
Maphela711,601/
Mapaila711,060/
Mappala711,009/
Maipelo71641/
Mapoulo71514/
Madpala71480/
Mafhala71254/
Maipala71175/
Mmapala71126/
Mapahla71114/
Mapaela7136/
Mmapelo7121/
Maphola7121/
Mafohlo7119/
Matpala7118/
Mapatla7115/
Mapalla7114/
Mapohla7110/
Mapollo719/
Maypala718/
Mahabphala718/
Maspala715/
Maapelo714/
Mopalos714/
Mahpala713/
Mapalia713/
Maifalo713/
Mapehla712/
Mhapala712/
Mapolyo712/
Mapoloh712/
Mophala712/
Mapotlo712/
Mapalah711/
Mapolio711/
Mapoloi711/
Maapala711/
Mapalas711/
Mopallo711/
Maapolo711/
Mafahlo711/
Mophelo711/
Mahapphala711/
Mapeala711/
Mahapela67294/
Mahuvala6753/
Maypalla6725/
Maphuila6721/
Mappalla6719/
Maifhala6717/
Mapaaila6717/
Mapheula6715/
Mahapala677/
Mapheela677/
Mahavala675/
Madpatla674/
Maspatla674/
Mathpala674/
Mafahala672/
Maipaala671/
Maipalla671/
Madpaala671/
Maepaela671/
Maapalaa671/
Maappala671/
Mapalaus671/
Mapaulla671/
Mappollo671/
Maipollo671/
Maipolop671/
'Mapoulo671/
Mahafola671/
Maapeelo671/
Maphehla671/
Maphella671/
Mafhahla671/
Mmopholo671/
Mmefahlo671/

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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 Maphalo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis