Maphotho Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

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

Maphotho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphotho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Maphotho (98) may also be a first name.

Maphotho Last Name Facts

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

Maphotho is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maphotho.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphotho? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maphotho are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maphotho is also the 956,749th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 98 people.

Maphotho is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 652,743. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 59 percent live, Limpopo, where 12 percent live and North West, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent live and Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Maphotho Last Name Statistics demography

Maphotho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.64% less than the national average, earning R 67,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphoto933,623/
Mapotho936/
Maiphoto88161/
Maphetho8844/
Maphotha8818/
Maphatho882/
Mophotho881/
Maphutho881/
Maphotoi881/
Mapoto86161/
Maphuthot8213/
Mmaphetho821/
'Maphetho821/
Mapotha8023/
Mapatho8023/
Mafotho8012/
Mapotou8010/
Mapetho803/
Maphota802/
Mophoto801/
Maphutha754,662/
Maphetha7536/
Maphatha7518/
Maphatah751/
Mapoutou751/
Mapota711,516/
Mopoto711,187/
Mafoto7198/
Maphataph713/
Mahfuthoh712/
Mahfothah711/
Mahapatho711/
Mapheto673,975/
Mapatha67548/
Maphuta67153/
Mafotha67119/
Mapatot67108/
Maphata6778/
Maifoto6777/
Mapheta6726/
Mofutho679/
Maphato677/
Mafooto677/
Maputha675/
Mapodta671/
Mafotou671/
Mafotah671/
Maphuto671/
Moupoto671/

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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 Maphotho
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis