Maphonye Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Maphonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139

Maphonye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maphonye is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphonye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Maphonye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphonye are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 69 percent reside, Western Cape, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent reside.

Maphonye Last Name Statistics demography

Maphonye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.88% less than the national average, earning R 40,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maponye93135/
Maphunye881,321/
Maphanye883/
Maiponyie821/
'Maphunye821/
Mapunye8052/
Maponge8041/
Mafonye8040/
Maponie8011/
Mapanye8010/
Maponje801/
Maphange7564/
Maponoyi753/
Maphunge752/
Maponyaj751/
Mapfunye751/
Maphanie750/
Mahavonjy7136/
Mafongoye717/
Mapongoya711/
Mapanje671,521/
Mapagne67406/
Moponge67178/
Mapange67156/
Mafunye67125/
Mafogne6777/
Maponhi679/
Mafanye677/
Moponie674/
Meponie673/
Mofanye672/
Maponja671/
Mafonje671/
Mapanie671/
Mapunge671/
Mapanae671/

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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 Maphonye
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