Maphoto Surname

125,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,623 people bear this surname

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

Maphoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,4931:15,5101,956
Lesotho671:30,3375,743
Botswana551:39,7627,636
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maphoto (619) may also be a first name.

Maphoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maphoto is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphoto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 125,608th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,011,467 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphoto reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maphoto is also the 335,240th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 619 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 3,493 people, or 1 in 15,510. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 39 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent live and Botswana, where 2 percent live.

Maphoto Last Name Statistics demography

Maphoto earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.26% less than the national average, earning R 182,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiphoto93161/
Maphotho9385/
Maphotoi931/
Mapoto92161/
Mapheto863,975/
Mapotou8610/
Maphato867/
Maphota862/
Mophoto861/
Maphuto861/
Mmapheto80103/
Maphotha8018/
Mophotho801/
Mapoutou801/
Mapeto772,590/
Mapota771,516/
Mopoto771,187/
Mapato77613/
Mafoto7798/
Maputo7723/
Maphuthot7513/
Maipato71225/
Maphuta71153/
Mapatot71108/
Maphata7178/
Maifoto7177/
Mophato7177/
Mapheta7126/
Mapatho7123/
Mapotha7123/
Mapetto7113/
Mafooto717/
Mapotho716/
Mapetho713/
Matputo711/
Mapatou711/
Moupoto711/
Maepato711/
Mapodta711/
Mapatoi711/
Maputoa711/
Mafotou711/
Masputo711/
Mapatos711/
Maphutha674,662/
Maphetho6744/
Maphetha6736/
Maphatha6718/
Maphatas679/
Mahapato676/
Masputoh675/
Maphatat673/
Mafoutou672/
Maphatho672/
Maipouta671/
Maphatah671/
Mopoutou671/
Mepoutou671/
'Maipato671/
Meipotoo671/
Mafootoh671/
Maphutho671/
Mmapheta671/

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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 Maphoto
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