Mapitso Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapitso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapitso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mapitso (4,160) may also be a first name.

Mapitso Last Name Facts

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

Mapitso is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapitso? popularity and diffusion

Mapitso is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Mapitso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Mapitso live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapitso is also the 107,701st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 4,160 people.

The last name Mapitso is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Mapitso is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 75 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 25 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 33 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapitsop9311/
Mapitsoa931/
Mmapitso931/
'Mapitso931/
Mapiso92159/
Mapitsa86202/
Maputso8686/
Mapisos863/
Mapeiso861/
Mapetso861/
Maphiso861/
Mapitsha80232/
Mmapitsa80105/
Mapissou801/
Maphetso801/
Maphitsa801/
Mapisa774,502/
Mapeso77248/
Mopiso7721/
Mapico778/
Maphitsha7533/
Maiphetso751/
Maphisa714,682/
Maputsa71478/
Mapesos71282/
Mapaisa7137/
Mapitja7132/
Mapetsa7110/
Mapisha718/
Mapisah716/
Mappeso714/
Mapheso712/
Mapissa712/
Mapesho712/
Mapisia712/
Maipisa712/
Maipeso711/
Mapicho711/
Mapoisa711/
Mapoissa6716/
Maphitja678/
Maphoisa674/
Maphaisa673/
Maputsha672/
Maphutsa671/
Mmapitja671/
Maphetsa671/
Mapeshoa671/

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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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  • 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 Mapitso
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