Maphatsoe Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maphatsoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphatsoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2721:7,4731,625
South Africa911:595,35945,471
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Maphatšoe (14) are calculated separately.

Maphatsoe (96) may also be a first name.

Maphatsoe Last Name Facts

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

Maphatsoe is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Maphatšoe. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphatsoe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 777,192nd most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphatsoe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 96 people.

This last name is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 7,473. In Lesotho Maphatsoe is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 38 percent reside, Leribe District, where 16 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho Maphatsoe is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Maphatsoe Last Name Statistics demography

Maphatsoe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.23% less than the national average, earning R 165,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphatšoe9614/
Maphats'oe95240/
Maphat'soe9528/
Maphatso'e951/
Mapatsoe941/
Maphatsoa891/
Mapasoe881/
Mapasoed821/
Maphacu631/
Mapachee5921/
Mafotseu5918/
Mapochai591/
Mafotsou591/
Mafeutseu562/
Mapazu5379/
Maphotchai5349/
Mapacu532/
Mahafouzou531/
Maphoichai531/
Mafozeu503/

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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 Maphatsoe
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