Maphelane Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

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

Maphelane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphelane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa651:833,50355,653

Maphelane (28) may also be a first name.

Maphelane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphelane is most common in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Maphelane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphelane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maphelane is the 2,372,517th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphelane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa Maphelane is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 63 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent are found.

Maphelane Last Name Statistics demography

Maphelane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.08% less than the national average, earning R 120,996 per year.

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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 Maphelane
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