Maphaphu Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

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

Maphaphu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphaphu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Maphaphu Last Name Facts

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

Maphaphu (Hindi: मफफू) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphaphu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maphaphu is the 1,333,288th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Maphaphu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maphaphu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 326,372. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 13 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Maphaphu Last Name Statistics demography

Maphaphu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.01% less than the national average, earning R 144,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphapu9313/
Mapaphu934/
Maphauphau8934/
Maphephu8844/
Mophaphu882/
Mapaaphu881/
Mapapu86766/
Maphafu803/
Mappapu803/
Mapaipou751/
Muiphapu751/
Mapepu715/
Mapopu712/
Maphofu673/
Maapofu671/
Mopophu671/
Mafafu5749/
Mapefu5714/
Mapofu576/
Mapefou531/
Mafaufau5020/
Mafopust501/

Maphaphu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maphaphu in the Hindi language
मफफूmaphaphu-

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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 Maphaphu
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