Mapholoba Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapholoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapholoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
Lesotho371:54,9348,266
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mapholoba (84) may also be a first name.

Mapholoba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapholoba is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mapholoba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapholoba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapholoba is the 1,129,067th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname Mapholoba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapholoba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 84 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 307,828. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 17 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mapholoba Last Name Statistics demography

Mapholoba earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.55% less than the national average, earning R 181,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapoloba94372/
Mapholaba891/
Mapholobo891/
Mapolobi822/
Mapoluba821/
Mapheleba78358/
Maphalaba788/
Maphaleba781/
Mapholompo744/
Mapeleba713/
Mapolompo6738/
Mapaeleba671/
Mofolowa5934/
Mopolawa591/
Mefolaba591/
Matpalavad532/

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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 Mapholoba
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