Mapheka Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mapheka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapheka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana281:78,10513,263
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mapheka (13) may also be a first name.

Mapheka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapheka is found most in Botswana. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mapheka.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapheka? popularity and diffusion

Mapheka is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapheka live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapheka is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The surname Mapheka is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Without taking into account Botswana Mapheka is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 31 percent live.

Mapheka Last Name Statistics demography

Mapheka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.56% less than the national average, earning R 65,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphekha934/
Mapeka921,615/
Maphaka86751/
Mapfeka86429/
Maphika86338/
Maphoka8630/
Mapheko8626/
Mapekoa867/
Mapheke862/
Mapeuka861/
Maspeka861/
Mmaphaka80130/
Maphioka804/
Maphokha804/
Maiphoka803/
'Maphoka801/
Mapeikai801/
Mmapheko801/
Mapfeeka801/
Mapika771,887/
Mapaka77773/
Mafeka77679/
Mapeke77405/
Mapoka77348/
Mapeko77148/
Mapeki7766/
Mopeka7746/
Mapyka771/
Maiphokha7513/
Maphike711,624/
Maepaka71796/
Mapfaka71403/
Mapiche71312/
Maphaqa7183/
Maipeke7159/
Maphoko7142/
Mapikoa7134/
Maipeki7127/
Mahaphokha7126/
Maipoka7119/
Mapfika7114/
Mafoeka7114/
Maphiki716/
Mahfika716/
Mapeche715/
Maphaca713/
Maphaco713/
Maphiko713/
Maphako713/
Mapakha713/
Mafieka713/
Maupoka712/
Mapekou712/
Maapaka711/
Mapfoka711/
Mapuika711/
Mapacka711/
Mapakay711/
Mapeako711/
Mapekey711/
Mephika711/
Mafihka711/
Maphica711/
Mapokha711/
Mapakai711/
Maspekeh6770/
Mahaphokhai6762/
Mahapoka6710/
Meephoka6710/
Maphikie673/
Maipokha672/
Mahapika671/
Maaphike671/
Mahapaka671/
Maifekga671/
Mapikaya671/
Mapiekou671/
Mapuikay671/
Mahafeky671/
Maaipeca671/
Maippoka671/

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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 Mapheka
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