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 last name Maphise occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maphise? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Maphise is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Maphise are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 8 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 57 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent are found and Free State, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Maphise occurs in one country. It also occurs 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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