Maphinda Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

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

Maphinda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphinda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4451:121,74814,417
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maphinda (46) may also be a first name.

Maphinda Last Name Facts

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

Maphinda is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphinda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 668,257th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphinda reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most common forename internationally, held by 46 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 445 people, or 1 in 121,748. In South Africa Maphinda is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Swaziland, where 0 percent live.

Maphinda Last Name Statistics demography

Maphinda earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.23% less than the national average, earning R 151,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphinde886/
Maphunda884/
Maphindo881/
Mapuinda881/
Maphindi881/
Mapunda80112,643/
Mafinda8065/
Maphyndhah781/
Mapfunda7523/
Maphende752/
Mapaindo751/
Mapfindo751/
Mapfenda751/
Mapaindi751/
Maapunda751/
Mafindi67754/
Mapundo67370/
Mafindo6734/
Mopunda675/
Mafenda673/
Mafinde672/
Mofinda671/
Mabpundo6315/
Maifendi637/
Mapfundo632/
Mofenda5355/
Mafendo5332/
Mafende5325/
Mofindi533/
Mefenda532/
Mafemda531/
Mafendi531/
Meifendi5021/
Masfendi5015/
Mafyondi501/

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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 Maphinda
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