Maphephe Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maphephe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphephe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1461:13,9223,072
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086

Maphephe (34) may also be a first name.

Maphephe Last Name Facts

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

Maphephe is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphephe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,272,314th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphephe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name Maphephe is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 13,922. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 90 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 5 percent are found and Berea District, where 3 percent are found. Other than Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Maphephe Last Name Statistics demography

Maphephe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.18% less than the national average, earning R 156,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphephea941/
Mapheephe941/
Maphepe935/
Maph'eph'e891/
Maphophe88800/
Maphepha88166/
Maphaphe881/
Mapepe86910/
Maphepa80198/
Mapepha8011/
Maipepe801/
Mapep773/
Maphipha7549/
Maphiphi7510/
Mafhefhe756/
Maphophi751/
Mapphews751/
Mapepa712,393/
Mopepe711,289/
Maphew713/
Maphaiphi711/
Mapept711/
Mapeev711/
Mofephe67104/
Moupepe6715/
Maphipa6710/
Mapipha6710/
Maipeps673/
Maphofe672/
Mahfeef672/
Maphopi672/
Maphapi671/
Mephofe671/
Maphope671/
Mafophe671/

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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 Maphephe
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