Mapitja Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Mapitja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapitja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821

Mapitja (46) may also be a first name.

Mapitja Last Name Facts

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

Mapitja has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mapitja.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapitja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Mapitja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapitja live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 46 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,693,053. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 81 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and North West, where 3 percent live.

Mapitja Last Name Statistics demography

Mapitja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.99% less than the national average, earning R 21,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphitja938/
Mmapitja931/
Mapija922/
Mapetja86232/
Mapitsa86202/
Mapuija861/
Mmapitsa80105/
Mahpijah806/
Maphitsa801/
Mapisa774,502/
Mapiza77104/
Mapica776/
Mapeja771/
Mahapetja751/
Mapietcha751/
Maphitcha751/
Maphisa714,682/
Mapfiza7156/
Mapaisa7137/
Maphiza7121/
Mapetsa7110/
Mapitso719/
Mapisah716/
Maputia716/
Maipisa712/
Maputya712/
Mapetia711/
Maphica711/
Mapitio711/
Maspaiteha711/
Mapegia711/
Mapoisa711/
Mapetea711/
Mapetya711/
Mapieza711/
Mapetje711/
Mapfidza67454/
Mapiscay67226/
Mapidzha674/
Maphoisa674/
Maphaisa673/
Maphidza673/
Mmapitso671/
'Mapitso671/
Maphetsa671/

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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 Mapitja
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis