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

Maphani is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Maphani live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 20 people.

It is most widespread in Botswana, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Apart from Botswana this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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