Maplazi Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Maplazi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maplazi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada31:12,281,864364,614

Maplazi (39) may also be a first name.

Maplazi Last Name Facts

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

Maplazi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maplazi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Maplazi are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maplazi is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 39 people.

Maplazi is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 52 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 24 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

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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 Maplazi
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