Maphani Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Maphani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Maphani (20) may also be a first name.

Maphani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphani is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Maphani.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Maphani is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maphani live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maphani is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.

The last name Maphani is most widely held in Botswana, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Barring Botswana Maphani occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 39 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Maphani Last Name Statistics demography

Maphani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.42% less than the national average, earning R 29,892 per year.

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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 Maphani
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