Mapharisa Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapharisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapharisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
Lesotho551:36,9566,531
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mapharisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapharisa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapharisa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,152,132nd most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapharisa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 356,432. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 56 percent are found, Gauteng, where 20 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 26 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mapharisa Last Name Statistics demography

Mapharisa earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.05% more than the national average, earning R 301,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maparisa9410/
Maphorisa89440/
Maporisa82512/
Maparicha786/
Mafarisha781/
Mahaivarisah7645/
Mapparessa7435/
Maforisa711/
Maporesa711/
Maporisi711/
Maparichi6725/
Maifarija674/
Mofarisi592/
Maferiza591/
Maforitse561/

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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 Mapharisa
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