Mapho Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Mapho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mapho (82) may also be a first name.
Mapho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapho (Hindi: माफो) has its highest incidence in Botswana. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mapho click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapho? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,168,711th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Mapho occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Mapho reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mapho is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 82 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 43,739. Barring Botswana it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mapho Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mapho in the Hindi language | ||
| माफो | mapho | 75 |
| मफो | mapho | 25 |
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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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- 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 Mapho
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