Maphwanya Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Maphwanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maphwanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2551:212,46222,434
Malawi1051:163,03916,499

Maphwanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maphwanya is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maphwanya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 785,023rd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname Maphwanya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maphwanya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Maphwanya is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 212,462. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 68 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and Western Cape, where 1 percent live. Aside from South Africa Maphwanya exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 29 percent live.

Maphwanya Last Name Statistics demography

Maphwanya earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning R 243,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphanya9442/
Maphyanya8938/
Mphanya881,712/
Maphana88244/
Mphwana881/
Maphanao82172/
Maphunya8278/
Mphawana8222/
Mapheana8210/
Maphyana829/
Maphonya825/
Mphwanye824/
Mophanya824/
Mephanya824/
Maphanye823/
Mphanywa822/
Maphanyi821/
Maphinya821/
Maphowan821/
Maphanha821/
Maephana821/
Mafhanya821/
Maphanna821/
Mphana80628/
Maphan80419/
Mphany801/
Maphyanye783/
Mavhawana782/
Mapheeana781/
Maphoyana781/
Maphyanyi781/
Mafanya752,999/
Maphane751,231/
Mphanye75301/
Maiphan7578/
Mafwana7577/
Mphenya7568/
Maphani7541/
Mphonya7532/
Mavanya7524/
Mphunya7512/
Mphinya756/
Maphaen754/
Mapheny752/
Mphiana752/
Mphyana752/
Maphuan752/
Maphney751/
Mophnya751/
Mavhana751/
Mphanna751/
Mpheana751/
Mphwenyiwa749/
Muphanyiwa741/
Maphunye711,321/
Mafanywa71166/
Mafuwana71160/
Mabvanya71154/
Maphuean7156/
Mafhenya7148/
Mahviana7128/
Maivhana7126/
Mophunya7121/
Maphonye7116/
Maphyane7114/
Maevhana7113/
Mahfiana7111/
Mavhinya717/
Mapheane715/
Mauphani715/
Mafowana714/
Mphoyana714/
Mabuanya713/
Mphawane713/
Mphayina713/
Mphan712/
Mufwanya712/
Mayuphan712/
Mphaoana712/
Mavhiana712/
Mabwanyo711/
Maifanya711/
Mavhenya711/
Mavhonya711/
Mafaniya711/
Mapheney711/
Moafanya711/
Miphanao711/
Miyaphan711/
Mephinya711/
Mphiwane711/
Mavuwana711/
Mawovana711/
Maphaini711/
Maphenyi711/
Mafwanai711/
Mphewane711/
Mphowani711/
Mphuwane711/
Mai Phan711/
Maphanie710/
Maphon671,620/
Miphan671,383/
Mavana671,168/
Mafana67865/
Mphane67426/
Mephan67193/
Mfwana67164/
Mahvan67148/
Mophan67109/
Mavhawani6772/
Mafany6760/
Mphani6754/
Mavany6731/
Mvanya6728/
Maphun6717/
Maphin6713/
Mfanya679/
Mavhuwani678/
Mpheghana677/
Maphayini676/
Maphen675/
Mavhan674/
Mafhan674/
Mahfan672/
Matfuanya671/
Mayevhana671/
Mavhiyana671/
Myphan671/
Mphano671/
'Maphunye671/
Mauephane671/
Mavanyeya671/
Maphayane671/
Mhvana671/
Maewevana671/
Mafhuwane671/
Mphuiwane671/
Wmphny670/
Mabuania591/

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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
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  • 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 Maphwanya
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