Maphelo Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maphelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
Lesotho221:92,38910,629

Maphelo (1,396) may also be a first name.

Maphelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphelo occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maphelo is the 1,281,391st most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphelo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 209,327th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 1,396 people.

The last name Maphelo is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 347,293. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and North West, where 11 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 12 percent live.

Maphelo Last Name Statistics demography

Maphelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.93% less than the national average, earning R 80,952 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 Maphelo
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