Maphosa Surname

14,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maphosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe27,2181:56725
South Africa9,4671:5,723722
Swaziland1,0611:1,224154
Botswana4961:4,409660
England2591:215,12818,355
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Maphosa (204) may also be a first name.

Maphosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maphosa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,447th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 188,762 people. The last name Maphosa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maphosa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 633,892nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 204 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 27,218 people, or 1 in 567. In Zimbabwe Maphosa is mostly concentrated in: Matabeleland South Province, where 35 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 27 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Swaziland, where 3 percent are found.

Maphosa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Maphosa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 35.8% less than the national average, earning R 152,568 per year; in United States they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning $32,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.01% less than the national average, earning $41,729 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphotsa9380/
Maphosha9352/
Maphossa9322/
Maphosah9312/
Maaphosa935/
Maphoisa934/
Maphosaa931/
Mapphosa931/
Maposa9223,537/
Maphasa861,899/
Maphoso861,690/
Maposah86151/
Maposha8687/
Mapossa8653/
Maphesa8651/
Maphose8637/
Maphoza8616/
Mapotsa868/
Mophosa863/
Mahposa862/
Maphoja862/
Maphusa862/
Maposia862/
Mapoisa861/
Mapoosa861/
Maphosho80483/
Maphasha8034/
Maphoshi8021/
Maphoshe8018/
Mapoissa8016/
Maphaesa8010/
Maphosse806/
Maphotsi801/
Mapoessa801/
Maphesha801/
Maphooso801/
Maphotja801/
Maphotse801/
Mmapotsa801/
Maphutsa801/
Mapesa778,910/
Mapasa774,488/
Maposo77219/
Moposa77151/
Mapusa77140/
Mapose7750/
Mafosa7717/
Mapoza779/
Maposi775/
Mapoja772/
Mmaphosho754/
Maphutsha753/
Matphotsi751/
Muiphosha751/
Maposse7116,168/
Maphasi719,230/
Mafosha71584/
Maputsa71478/
Mapotse71316/
Mafotsa71280/
Mapasha71270/
Maphazi71191/
Mapusha71185/
Maapesa71181/
Mophoso71127/
Mapusia71120/
Mapozho71110/
Mapussa71100/
Mapassa7182/
Maphuza7154/
Mapaesa7150/
Maphotchai7149/
Mapotsi7139/
Maposhe7135/
Maposhi7134/
Maipose7133/
Mapheza7131/
Maposho7131/
Mapessa7127/
Mapfasa7115/
Mapeesa7115/
Mapucha7113/
Mapatsa719/
Mappasa716/
Mapotso715/
Mapacha714/
Mapocho714/
Mahfoja714/
Maphezo714/
Mafossa714/
Maphase714/
Mopossa714/
Madpasa713/
Mapasay713/
Maphaca713/
Maphaco713/
Maposso713/
Maipoza712/
Maphaza712/
Mapesho712/
Mapasai712/
Mapheso712/
Maypusa711/
Mapasho711/
Maposei711/
Mapozha711/
Maepesa711/
Maapasa711/
Mafosap711/
Mafosaz711/
Mapusad711/
Mapahja711/
Mapasia711/
Maphoichai711/
Maphotchat711/
Maphaso711/
Maphozo711/
Maphusi711/
Maphuso711/
Mafhasa711/
Mafoesa711/
Mophose711/
Mophosi711/
Maipoca711/
Maphutse67615/
Mophosho67515/
Maphutsi67292/
Mapfacha6785/
Maphatse6783/
Maphashi6762/
Mopoussa6725/
Maupasha6718/
Mahapasa676/
'Maapesa675/
Muiposha674/
Maipasha673/
Mafoutsa673/
Maaipasa673/
Maapasha673/
Maputsha672/
Maphatsi672/
Maffotsa672/
Mahfooja671/
Mahfouza671/
Maspasha671/
Mapfucha671/
Mapotsha671/
Maaapesa671/
Mapatcha671/
Mapousso671/
Maipossi671/
Mahfouse671/
'Mapotso671/
Mapotsho671/
Mapposse671/
Maiphase671/
Mazpacha671/
Mapochai671/
Maphasit671/

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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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  • 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 Maphosa
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