Maphiya Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Maphiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maphiya (3,680) may also be a first name.
Maphiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maphiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maphiya (Hindi: माफिया, Oriya: ମାଫିୟା) is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maphiya? popularity and diffusion
Maphiya is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Maphiya is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Maphiya are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 116,307th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 3,680 people.
The last name is most frequent in Botswana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Apart from Botswana this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and India, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maphiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maphiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଫିୟା | maphiya | - |
| Maphiya in the Hindi language | ||
| माफिया | maphiya | 81.91 |
| माफीया | maphiya | 15.74 |
| मफिया | maphiya | 1.74 |
| मफीया | maphiya | 0.61 |
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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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- 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 Maphiya
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