Maphise Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Maphise Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Maphise (8) may also be a first name.
Maphise Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maphise Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maphise is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maphise? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Maphise live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maphise is also the 4,213,784th most common first name globally, borne by 8 people.
The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 57 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent are found and Free State, where 14 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Maphise
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