Maphaong Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maphaong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphaong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho391:52,1178,022
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Maphaong Last Name Facts

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

Maphaong is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphaong? popularity and diffusion

Maphaong is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphaong live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Maphaong is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 52,117. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Berea District, where 44 percent live, Mohale's Hoek District, where 28 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 21 percent live. Besides Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapaon861/
Maipayong821/
Mapajon801/
Mapouong751/
Mapoan711/
Mafaone67105/
Mavohan6774/
Mapoane6759/
Mafayon675/
Mapouon671/
Maphaijhan671/
Mopouong6329/
Mapooane6321/
Mafouang631/
Mapauane631/
Mepouong631/
Mophajhan5919/
Mophaijan591/
Mafoan577/
Mophaijhan566/
Mafoane5345/
Mapouom5311/
Mopouon532/
Mofaijan503/
Mofauane501/
Mofojong501/
Mafouane501/
Mafeuyon501/

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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 Maphaong
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