Maphangwe Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Maphangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Maphangwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphangwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphangwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maphangwe is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphangwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Maphangwe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Maphangwe is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found.

Maphangwe Last Name Statistics demography

Maphangwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning R 250,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapangwe941/
Maphangwa89666/
Maphangue891/
Mapangwa8238/
Mapangue822/
Maphagwa821/
Mapongwe821/
Mapakwe7545/
Mapagwa752/
Mapague751/
Mapacwe751/
Maipague7115/
Mapangui7113/
Mafangwa712/
Mafangbe712/
Mapongwa712/
Mafaingue671/
Maiphaque671/

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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
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  • 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 Maphangwe
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