Mapholi Surname

318,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mapholi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapholi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1721:46,2275,899
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mapholi (11) may also be a first name.

Mapholi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mapholi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mapholi occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapholi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapholi is the 318,721st most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,207,450 people. The surname Mapholi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapholi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,172 people, or 1 in 46,227. In South Africa Mapholi is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 71 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 0 percent reside and Lesotho, where 0 percent reside.

Mapholi Last Name Statistics demography

Mapholi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning R 182,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapoli921,866/
Maphole86148/
Maphali8660/
Mapolie8638/
Maphola8621/
Mapouli8611/
Mapolis8611/
Maipoli868/
Mapooli868/
Mahpoli862/
Mapoloi861/
Mapolio861/
Mapolai861/
Mazpolis808/
Maspolli806/
Maphalai805/
Matpouli802/
Maipouli801/
Mapola771,154/
Mapole77116/
Mapali7776/
Mopoli7737/
Mapoly773/
Maphala711,984/
Maapola711,155/
Maphale71629/
Maipali71143/
Maypole7199/
Mapoles7183/
Mapoula7160/
Mophali7131/
Maapole7121/
Meapali7119/
Mapahle7118/
Mapalie7114/
Mappole7112/
Mapalgi7110/
Máspoli719/
Maspole716/
Mapalli716/
Matpoly714/
Mapoule714/
Mapalia713/
Mapalid713/
Matpali713/
Mopolis712/
Mapolyo712/
Mapoola712/
Mapalit712/
Maipole712/
Mapolla712/
Mahpali711/
Mazpole711/
Moipoli711/
Mapotle711/
Mopolai711/
Mappola711/
Mapaliy711/
Mapalei711/
Madpali711/
Maipola711/
Moipolai672,279/
Maphalla671,449/
Maphalle671,184/
Mapaliey67448/
Mapheule67143/
Madpalli6770/
Mahapole6751/
Maspalli6738/
Maphahle6719/
Maipalli6718/
Matpalli6716/
Maspolet6711/
Mahapali6711/
Mophaliy679/
Maipaali675/
Maphaule672/
Maypalli672/
Mattpali671/
Mappalli671/
Mhapalai671/
Maipoule671/
Moipolui671/
Madpouly671/

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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 Mapholi
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