Maphetha Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Maphetha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 27 | 1:75,280 | 9,683 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
Maphetha (13) may also be a first name.
Maphetha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maphetha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maphetha is most common in Lesotho. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maphetha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maphetha is the 3,274,477th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphetha reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 75,280. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 89 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 4 percent reside and Leribe District, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho Maphetha occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Maphetha
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