Maphosah Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Maphosah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Maphosah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maphosah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maphosah is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Maphosah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maphosah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Maphosah live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Maphosah is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 73 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 9 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Maphosah
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