Maphiswa Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Maphiswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphiwa | 93 | 18 | / |
| Mapiswa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mapheswa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mapiwa | 86 | 42 | / |
| Mapfiwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mapeiwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maphiwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapeswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maipiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matphewa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maipihwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mopiwa | 71 | 578 | / |
| Mafiwa | 71 | 32 | / |
| Mapewa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mapiva | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mapiwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapetshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapusua | 67 | 230 | / |
| Mapheba | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mafuswa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mapieva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mapajwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopuswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapewua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapewah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapiwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapivea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafiwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madfiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Maphiswa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis