Mapotsane Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mapotsane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapotsane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2421:223,87523,373
Botswana2041:10,7202,004

Mapotsane (105) may also be a first name.

Mapotsane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapotsane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapotsane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 670,508th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname Mapotsane is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapotsane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 105 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 223,875. In South Africa Mapotsane is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 53 percent reside, North West, where 31 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 46 percent reside.

Mapotsane Last Name Statistics demography

Mapotsane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.82% less than the national average, earning R 128,748 per year.

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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 Mapotsane
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