Maphy Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Maphy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Maphy (115) may also be a first name.
Maphy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maphy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maphy is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maphy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maphy is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Maphy live; 40 percent live in Oceania Islands and 40 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 873,022nd most common forename globally, borne by 115 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Maphy is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 50 percent reside and Morobe, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 20 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 Maphy
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