Mapheleba Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapheleba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapheleba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2961:183,03320,025
Lesotho591:34,4506,217
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mapheleba (22) may also be a first name.

Mapheleba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapheleba is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mapheleba.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapheleba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapheleba is the 788,513th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapheleba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 183,033. In South Africa Mapheleba is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 29 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 27 percent are found and Western Cape, where 18 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Mapheleba Last Name Statistics demography

Mapheleba earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.42% less than the national average, earning R 196,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapeleba943/
Maphelebe894/
Mapaeleba891/
Maphaleba891/
Mapholoba78214/
Maphiliba7838/
Mapihlaba7822/
Maphalaba788/
Mapholaba781/
Maphilebo781/
Mapoloba71372/
Mapiliba7140/
Mapholobo671/
Mofelebo5934/
Mapalabo591/
Mapiliwa591/

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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 Mapheleba
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis