Maphikwana Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

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

Maphikwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphikwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa741:732,13151,520

Maphikwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphikwana is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphikwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphikwana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 732,131. In South Africa Maphikwana is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent reside and Western Cape, where 11 percent reside.

Maphikwana Last Name Statistics demography

Maphikwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.58% less than the national average, earning R 126,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapikwana959/
Mafikwana84166/
Mapukwana841/
Mafukwana7490/
Mafikwane743/
Mafikwani743/
Mapugwana741/
Maphegwane702/
Maphengwane674/
Mafucwana631/
Mofikwena631/
Mofekwane531/

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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 Maphikwana
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