Mapolisi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapolisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapolisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mapolisi Last Name Facts

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

Mapolisi is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapolisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Mapolisi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapolisi live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mapolisi is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapolishi941/
Mapolisa882,840/
Mapholisa82485/
Mapulishi8210/
Mapolisha821/
Mapulaishi784/
Mapolesa75194/
Mapulisa7534/
Mapalisa752/
Mapolice751/
Mopolisa751/
Mopholisa711/
Maphalisa711/
Mapalesa635/
Mopolice631/
Mapalezi631/
'Mapalesa594/

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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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  • 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 Mapolisi
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