Maphoza Surname

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

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maphoza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphoza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Maphoza (11) may also be a first name.

Maphoza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphoza occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphoza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphoza live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Maphoza is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 73 percent reside, North West, where 13 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Maphoza is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 6 percent reside.

Maphoza Last Name Statistics demography

Maphoza earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.92% more than the national average, earning R 289,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapoza929/
Maphosa8638,607/
Mahfoza86814/
Maphuza8654/
Mapheza8631/
Maipoza862/
Maphaza862/
Maphoja862/
Mapodza861/
Mapozha861/
Maphozo861/
Maphotsa8080/
Maphosha8052/
Maphossa8022/
Maphosah8012/
Maaphosa805/
Maphoisa804/
Mahfouza801/
Maphosaa801/
Mapphosa801/
Maphotja801/
Maposa7723,537/
Mapeza77519/
Mapuza77446/
Mapozi7738/
Mopoza7735/
Mapaza7729/
Mapoze7724/
Mapozo779/
Mapoja772/
Mafoza772/
Mahfouzia7554/
Mahfouzai7540/
Mahfouzah758/
Maphatsoa751/
Mahfodzah751/
Maphasi719,230/
Maphasa711,899/
Maphoso711,690/
Mapedza71358/
Maphage71357/
Mapadza71287/
Mapasha71270/
Maphazi71191/
Mapozho71110/
Maphaji7196/
Maposha7187/
Mapossa7153/
Maphesa7151/
Maphotchai7149/
Maepeza7144/
Maphose7137/
Maposho7131/
Mapfaza7127/
Mapooze7118/
Mapodzi7113/
Maphuzi719/
Mapotsa718/
Mapacha714/
Mapocho714/
Mahfoja714/
Maphezo714/
Maphase714/
Mophosa713/
Maphaca713/
Maphaco713/
Maphagi713/
Mahposa712/
Maphusa712/
Maposia712/
Mafouza712/
Mahfozi712/
Mapheso712/
Maphuca712/
Mapasho711/
Mapoisa711/
Mapoosa711/
Mapozhe711/
Maffoza711/
Mafozap711/
Mapahja711/
Maphoichai711/
Maphoji711/
Maphotchat711/
Mapoozi711/
Mhafoza711/
Maphaso711/
Maphuso711/
Mehfoza711/
Maipoca711/
Mahfaza711/
Mahfouzi672,081/
Maphosho67483/
Mahfouze67404/
Mapfacha6785/
Maphasha6734/
Maupasha6718/
Mapoissa6716/
Maphaesa6710/
Mafhazha674/
Maphadzi674/
Mahfouzy674/
Mahfazah673/
Maipasha673/
Maufooza673/
Maapasha673/
Mapfadza672/
Mafhadza672/
Mahfooja671/
Maspasha671/
Mapfedza671/
Mapotsha671/
Mapatcha671/
Maphetsa671/
Mapotsho671/
Maphetso671/
Maphooso671/
Maiphase671/
Mmapotsa671/
Mazpacha671/
Mahfuzza671/
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
  • 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 Maphoza
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