Mapitse Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapitse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapitse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3831:5,3071,086
Botswana2541:8,6101,539
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
Zimbabwe1011:152,85419,365
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mapitse (252) may also be a first name.

Mapitse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapitse occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapitse? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 385,337th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,904,063 people. The last name Mapitse is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapitse reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 561,423rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 252 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 5,307. In Lesotho Mapitse is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 74 percent are found, Maseru District, where 17 percent are found and Berea District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 28 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.

Mapitse Last Name Statistics demography

Mapitse earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 132.63% more than the national average, earning R 552,816 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapise92188/
Mapitsi86281/
Mapitsa86202/
Mapetse8643/
Maputse8615/
Mapaise8613/
Mapisse8610/
Maphise868/
Maipise866/
Mapitsh864/
Mapishe862/
Mapisey861/
Mapis83882/
Mapitshi804,782/
Maphutse80615/
Mapitsha80232/
Mmapitsa80105/
Mapfaise8056/
Mapfuise8016/
Maphaise801/
'Mapitsi801/
Mmapitsi801/
Mapitsoa801/
Mapetshe801/
Maphitsa801/
Maphitsi801/
Mappitsi801/
Mapisa774,502/
Maphis77442/
Mapisi77132/
Mapese7745/
Mappis7721/
Madpis7712/
Mapice778/
Mopise777/
Mopits775/
Mapish774/
Mapies774/
Maupis771/
Mapitz771/
Mapixe771/
Mapais771/
Mapets771/
Mapios771/
Maipis771/
Maypis771/
Mhapis771/
Mapiss771/
Maphitshi7541/
Maphitsha7533/
Maphuts'e7513/
Maphut'se756/
Maphutshe756/
Maapitshi751/
Maphisa714,682/
Mapiche71312/
Maputsi71145/
Mapishi7186/
Maipisi7165/
Maphies7160/
Mapaisa7137/
Maupois7126/
Maphios7118/
Mapetsi7111/
Mapetsa7110/
Mapisha718/
Mapiosi717/
Maapisi717/
Mapease715/
Maphisi715/
Maipisa712/
Mapissa712/
Mapfios711/
Mapoisa711/
Mapeize711/
Maupais711/
Maupice711/
Mapuisi711/
Mmapisi711/
Mapetje711/
Mahapis711/
Mapissi711/
Mapecit711/
Mapesse711/
Mayphis710/
Mapes678,065/
Maphutsi67292/
Mapetshi6735/
Mapoissa6716/
Maypiece6713/
Mappease6712/
Mapiz6711/
Mapfidze6710/
Mopis676/
Mapex675/
Maphoisa674/
Maphaisa673/
Mapez672/
Maphesse671/
Maphiosi671/
Mopisett671/
Maputshi671/
Mapetche671/
Maphetsa671/
Mapić671/
Moipitsi671/
Maphishi671/
Mahapisi671/
Mopetshe671/

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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 Mapitse
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