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 last name Maphika has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphika? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 284 people, or 1 in 7,157. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 64 percent reside, Berea District, where 23 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho Maphika occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Maphika
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