Maphela Surname

248,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,601 people bear this surname

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

Maphela Surname User-submission:

The Maphela surname means 'cockroaches'.

Maphela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5521:34,9084,470
Lesotho381:53,4888,156
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Maphela (387) may also be a first name.

Maphela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Maphela surname means 'cockroaches'.

- maphela

Maphela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 248,216th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,551,871 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maphela live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 440,394th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 387 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,552 people, or 1 in 34,908. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Maphela Last Name Statistics demography

Maphela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.29% less than the national average, earning R 141,888 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapheula9315/
Mapheela937/
Maphiela935/
Maphaela932/
Maphetla931/
Maphehla931/
Maphella931/
Mapela923,048/
Maiphetla882/
Mapheella881/
Maphelahe881/
Maphetlha881/
Mauphelia880/
Maphala861,984/
Mapetla861,286/
Maphila86371/
Maphelo86178/
Mapahla86114/
Mapaela8636/
Mapelea8621/
Maphola8621/
Mmapela8613/
Mhapela8612/
Maphele8611/
Mapohla8610/
Maapela864/
Mapelia864/
Mapoela864/
Mapelat864/
Mapehla862/
Maepela862/
Mapiela862/
Mapheli861/
Mappela861/
Mafhela861/
Mapeala861/
Maiphetlha821/
Maphalla801,449/
Mahupela80655/
Mahapela80294/
Mapheule80143/
Mmapetla80133/
Mapheele80132/
Maphahla8085/
Maphelle8042/
Maphuila8021/
Maphetle806/
Maphaila806/
Maphalai805/
Maphehlo803/
Maphetlo802/
Maphiola801/
Maphello801/
Maepaela801/
Maphihla801/
Maphehli801/
Mapheelo801/
Maphehle801/
Mapala774,190/
Mapele772,494/
Mafela772,292/
Mapila771,878/
Mapola771,154/
Mopela77560/
Mapeli77401/
Mapelo77288/
Mepela775/
Mapely774/
Mapheelle75846/
Maphielle7512/
Mahapeloa754/
Mapheello753/
Maiphetlo753/
Mapheelee752/
Maphaello751/
Mmaphehle751/
Mmaphohla751/
Maphellee751/
Maphiello751/
Mhepela711,406/
Maapola711,155/
Mafohla711,069/
Mapaila711,060/
Mappala711,009/
Mafahla71890/
Maipelo71641/
Mapholo71556/
Maipele71378/
Mopeloa71376/
Moopela71306/
Mafhala71254/
Maipala71175/
Mapilya71145/
Mmapala71126/
Maphalo71120/
Mafihla71114/
Maphile71110/
Mofahla71103/
Mafiela7169/
Mapalay7127/
Maefala7124/
Mmapelo7121/
Mafeela7118/
Mapelis7117/
Mapalla7114/
Mapohlo7114/
Mafelah7113/
Mappila7112/
Mapahlo7110/
Maphili7110/
Maypala718/
Mahabphala718/
Mappeli717/
Maapila716/
Mapelie716/
Mafelia715/
Mapeley715/
Mapuila714/
Maapelo714/
Mahpala713/
Mapalia713/
Mahfeli713/
Moupela713/
Mmopela713/
Mafehla713/
Mapeule713/
Mapilau712/
Mhapala712/
Mapitla712/
Mapolla712/
Mophala712/
Maphilo712/
Maspeli711/
Mapalah711/
Maipely711/
Mappele711/
Maapala711/
Mapeles711/
Mapelit711/
Mapetle711/
Maphily711/
Mapiele711/
Mappola711/
Maipola711/
Mopelea711/
Mephola711/
Mapolai711/
Mgopela711/
Maipeli711/
Maiphethlo711/
Mophelo711/
Mahapphala711/
Maspaitella67796/
Moopeloa67699/
Maefilia6791/
Mahuvala6753/
Maypalla6725/
Mappalla6719/
Maifhala6717/
Mapaaila6717/
Maefolia6711/
Mahapala677/
Mahavala675/
Moipoela675/
Mmapholo675/
Mmopeloa674/
Mmapeule674/
Moupiela674/
Maphohlo673/
Mahavila672/
Mappilai672/
Mafahala672/
Mahavele672/
Mahapele672/
Mahafila671/
Maipaala671/
Maipalla671/
Mhapalai671/
Maefalea671/
Maefelea671/
Maepolia671/
Maapalaa671/
Maappala671/
Mapeleis671/
Mapilhei671/
Maipeile671/
Mahafola671/
Maapeelo671/
Maapetle671/
Maphaile671/
Mafhahla671/
Mafihloa671/
Mafithla671/
Moepelau671/
Moppeloa671/
Mappieli671/
Mapelett670/
Mayfiela670/

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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
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