Maphofela Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Maphofela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphofela | 94 | 387 | / |
| Mapofela | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maphafela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mphofele | 82 | 32 | / |
| Mphafela | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mphofelo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mphufela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mphaphola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maphafula | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mfafela | 75 | 29 | / |
| Maphuphela | 74 | 2 | / |
| Mhovofelwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mphufele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mphafula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mphaphole | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mphaufele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mphaphula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphaphelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphaphele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafofolo | 59 | 21 | / |
| Mefeufola | 56 | 1 | / |
| Maifafala | 56 | 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 Maphofela
- 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