Mapotsi Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mapotsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapotsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mapotsi Last Name Facts

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

Mapotsi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapotsi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Mapotsi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapotsi live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 84 percent reside, Limpopo, where 8 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Mapotsi Last Name Statistics demography

Mapotsi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.6% less than the national average, earning R 162,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphotsi931/
Maposi925/
Matphotsi881/
Mapotse86316/
Maputsi86145/
Mapatsi8691/
Maposhi8634/
Mapetsi8611/
Mapotsa868/
Maposei861/
Maphutsi80292/
Mmapatsi8081/
Maphotsa8080/
Mapetshi8035/
Mapatshi8027/
Maphoshi8021/
Maphatsi802/
Maipossi801/
Maputshi801/
Mapotsha801/
Mmapotsa801/
Mopoetsi801/
Maphotse801/
Maposa7723,537/
Mapasi771,596/
Mapose7750/
Mapozi7738/
Moposi771/
Maphutshi7513/
Mmmapatsi751/
Mhaphatsi751/
Maipoussi751/
Maphosa7138,607/
Maposse7116,168/
Maphasi719,230/
Mapashi711,124/
Maputsa71478/
Mapassi71336/
Maposha7187/
Mapossa7153/
Maphotchai7149/
Mapetse7143/
Maphose7137/
Maposhe7135/
Maipose7133/
Maputse7115/
Mapodzi7113/
Mapotje7113/
Mapatsa719/
Mapatse719/
Mapasie715/
Moposhi714/
Mahpasi714/
Mapasai712/
Mopossi711/
Mapoosa711/
Mophosi711/
Mapoisa711/
Maipasi711/
Mapoozi711/
Mapatji711/
Mapasih711/
Mapochi711/
Mopetsi711/
Maphutse67615/
Maphatse6783/
Maphashi6762/
Maphosha6752/
Maphossa6722/
Maphoshe6718/
Mophatsi6717/
Mapoissa6716/
Maphosse676/
Maspashi675/
Maaphosa675/
Maphoisa674/
Maputsha672/
Matpasit672/
Maipassi671/
Maipashi671/
Mopetshi671/
Maaipasi671/
Mapposse671/
Mapetshe671/
Mophutsi671/
Maspasit671/
Maphutsa671/
Mapochai671/
Mapphosa671/
Maphosaa671/
Madpochi671/
Maspocit671/
Maphasit671/

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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 Mapotsi
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