Maposo Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Maposo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maposo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Botswana441:49,7039,263
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Lesotho301:67,7529,213
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Maposo (189) may also be a first name.

Maposo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maposo is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maposo.

How Common Is The Last Name Maposo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,111,382nd most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. Maposo is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maposo live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 661,310th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 189 people.

Maposo is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Besides The DR Congo Maposo occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Maposo Last Name Statistics demography

Maposo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.24% less than the national average, earning R 75,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphoso921,690/
Maposho9231/
Mapotso925/
Maposso923/
Maphosho86483/
Maphooso861/
Mapotsho861/
'Mapotso861/
Mapousso861/
Maposa8323,537/
Mapeso83248/
Mapaso83192/
Mapuso8349/
Moposo8322/
Mapozo839/
Meposo831/
Mmaphosho804/
Maphosa7738,607/
Maposah77151/
Mophoso77127/
Mapozho77110/
Maposha7787/
Maputso7786/
Mapossa7753/
Mapatso7718/
Mapotsa778/
Moposho777/
Mapasop774/
Mappeso774/
Mapocho774/
Mapheso772/
Mahposa772/
Maposia772/
Maphuso771/
Maphozo771/
Maphaso771/
Maipeso771/
Mapoisa771/
Mapoosa771/
Mophosho71515/
Maphotsa7180/
Maphosha7152/
Maphossa7122/
Mapoissa7116/
Maphosah7112/
Maaphosa715/
Maphoisa714/
Mahpusoh713/
Mapoessa711/
Mapfatso711/
Maphosaa711/
Mapotsha711/
Mapphosa711/
Mmapotsa711/
Mapesa678,910/
Mapasa674,488/
Moposa67151/
Mapusa67140/
Mapoudjou6710/
Mapoza679/
Mapaco674/
Mapazo674/
Mapoja672/
Mappoujou671/
Mapuzo671/

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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 Maposo
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