Maphangwa Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

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

Maphangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6611:81,96310,112
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Maphangwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maphangwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphangwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 495,560th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maphangwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Maphangwa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 661 people, or 1 in 81,963. In South Africa Maphangwa is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 70 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and North West, where 1 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Maphangwa Last Name Statistics demography

Maphangwa earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning R 235,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapangwa9438/
Maphangwe8911/
Mafangwa822/
Mapongwa822/
Mapangwe821/
Mhepangwa782/
Maphangue781/
Mapangui7113/
Mapangue712/
Mapamcwa711/
Mapongwe711/
Mapongwoh671/
Mafangbe592/
Mafonkwa591/
Mafongwo591/
Mafongba591/
Mafaingue561/
Mafounkwa561/

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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 Maphangwa
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