Maphunga Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Maphunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Maphunga (37) may also be a first name.
Maphunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maphunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maphunga is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maphunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphunga reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 37 people.
This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 33 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Maphunga
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