Maphaong Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Maphaong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 39 | 1:52,117 | 8,022 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
Maphaong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maphaong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maphaong is most common in Lesotho. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maphaong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphaong reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 52,117. In Lesotho it is most common in: Berea District, where 44 percent are found, Mohale's Hoek District, where 28 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 21 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapaon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maipayong | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mapajon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapouong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mapoan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafaone | 67 | 105 | / |
| Mavohan | 67 | 74 | / |
| Mapoane | 67 | 59 | / |
| Mafayon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mapouon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphaijhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopouong | 63 | 29 | / |
| Mapooane | 63 | 21 | / |
| Mafouang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mapauane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mepouong | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mophajhan | 59 | 19 | / |
| Mophaijan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mafoan | 57 | 7 | / |
| Mophaijhan | 56 | 6 | / |
| Mafoane | 53 | 45 | / |
| Mapouom | 53 | 11 | / |
| Mopouon | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mofaijan | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mofauane | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mofojong | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mafouane | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mafeuyon | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Maphaong
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