Mapitsi Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapitsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapitsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2291:236,58424,342
Lesotho471:43,2467,178
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mapitsi (2,819) may also be a first name.

Mapitsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapitsi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapitsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapitsi is the 935,326th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Mapitsi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapitsi reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mapitsi is also the 137,278th most common first name globally. It is borne by 2,819 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 236,584. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and North West, where 10 percent are found. Barring South Africa Mapitsi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Mapitsi Last Name Statistics demography

Mapitsi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.63% less than the national average, earning R 79,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapitshi934,782/
Mappitsi931/
Maphitsi931/
Mmapitsi931/
'Mapitsi931/
Mapisi92132/
Maphitshi8841/
Maapitshi881/
Mapitse86922/
Mapitsa86202/
Maputsi86145/
Mapishi8686/
Maipisi8665/
Mapetsi8611/
Maapisi867/
Mapiosi867/
Maphisi865/
Mapuisi861/
Mapissi861/
Mmapisi861/
Maphutsi80292/
Mapitsha80232/
Mmapitsa80105/
Mapetshi8035/
Mapitsoa801/
Maphiosi801/
Maputshi801/
Moipitsi801/
Maphishi801/
Maphitsa801/
Mahapisi801/
Mapisa774,502/
Mapise77188/
Mopisi7730/
Mapici7721/
Mapizi7715/
Maphitsha7533/
Maphutshi7513/
Maphisa714,682/
Mapessi71442/
Mapetse7143/
Mapaisa7137/
Maputse7115/
Mapaise7113/
Mapisse7110/
Mapetsa7110/
Maphise718/
Mapisha718/
Maipise716/
Mapissa712/
Maipisa712/
Mapishe712/
Mapecit711/
Mapeici711/
Mapoisa711/
Mapeesi711/
Mapfizi711/
Mapisey711/
Mopaisi711/
Mopetsi711/
Mapichi711/
Maphutse67615/
Mapfaise6756/
Moiphisi6722/
Mapoissa6716/
Mapfuise6716/
Maphoisa674/
Maphaisa673/
Mapetshe671/
Mopiessi671/
Mopetshi671/
Maphetsa671/
Maphaise671/
Mophutsi671/

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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 Mapitsi
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