Maphika Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maphika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2841:7,1571,548
Botswana281:78,10513,263
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464

Maphika (55) may also be a first name.

Maphika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphika occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphika? popularity and diffusion

Maphika is the 821,713th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphika reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maphika is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held first name globally, held by 55 people.

The surname Maphika is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 7,157. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 64 percent are found, Berea District, where 23 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 8 percent are found. Other than Lesotho it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Maphika Last Name Statistics demography

Maphika earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.39% less than the national average, earning R 108,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphioka934/
Mapika921,887/
Maphike861,624/
Mapheka8683/
Mapikoa8634/
Mapfika8614/
Maphiki866/
Mahfika866/
Maphiko863/
Maphuka863/
Maphica861/
Mephika861/
Mapuika861/
Maphekha804/
Maphikie803/
Maaphike801/
Mapeikai801/
Mapuikay801/
Mapikaya801/
Mahapika801/
Mafika775,359/
Mapiki771,909/
Mapeka771,615/
Mapuka771,342/
Mapiko77770/
Mapike7779/
Mopika7750/
Mapica776/
Mapyka771/
Mapaike71618/
Mapfeka71429/
Mapfuka71346/
Mafuika71239/
Maphuko7199/
Mapechi7146/
Mapheko7126/
Mafioka7122/
Mapueka7121/
Mapikou7110/
Mapfiko7110/
Maifika719/
Mapekoa717/
Maipica717/
Maupuka716/
Maspiko714/
Mafieka713/
Maphuca712/
Mapheke712/
Mapaica712/
Mapioko711/
Mafihka711/
Mapikey711/
Mhapike711/
Mapichi711/
Mapeuka711/
Maspeka711/
Mapiscay67226/
Mephukka674/
Mapaaica673/
Mapigkit672/
Mmapheko671/
Maifekga671/
Mapiekou671/
Mapidkit671/
Mapfeeka671/

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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
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  • 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 Maphika
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