Maphikana Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Maphikana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphikana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478

Maphikana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphikana is found most in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphikana? popularity and diffusion

Maphikana is the 1,518,885th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphikana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Maphikana is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 413,570. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent are found, Western Cape, where 36 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Beside South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Maphikana Last Name Statistics demography

Maphikana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.27% less than the national average, earning R 89,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapikana94258/
Mophikana897/
Maphikane893/
Maphikani892/
Mapikano8234/
Mapukana8226/
Mapikane826/
Mapikani823/
Maphikoni781/
Mafikane7110/
Mafukana712/
Mapekani712/
Mapekane711/
Mahapukano631/
Mafukano5921/
Mafekane591/

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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 Maphikana
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