Mapotso Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapotso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapotso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mapotso (303) may also be a first name.

Mapotso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapotso is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mapotso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapotso? popularity and diffusion

Mapotso is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Mapotso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapotso are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mapotso is also the 505,965th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 303 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 5,146,080. In Zimbabwe Mapotso is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 33 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 33 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 33 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Mapotso occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapotsho931/
'Mapotso931/
Maposo92219/
Maphoso861,690/
Maputso8686/
Maposho8631/
Mapatso8618/
Mapotsa868/
Maposso863/
Mapetso861/
Maphosho80483/
Maphotsa8080/
Mapotsha801/
Mapousso801/
Maphetso801/
Mapfatso801/
Maphooso801/
Mmapotsa801/
Maposa7723,537/
Mapaso77192/
Moposo7722/
Mapozo779/
Mmaphosho754/
Maiphetso751/
Maphatsoa751/
Maphosa7138,607/
Maputsa71478/
Maposah71151/
Mophoso71127/
Mapozho71110/
Maposha7187/
Mapossa7153/
Mapetsa7110/
Mapatsa719/
Moposho717/
Mapocho714/
Mapasop714/
Maposia712/
Mahposa712/
Maphozo711/
Maphaso711/
Maphatso'e711/
Mapoosa711/
Mapoisa711/
Mophosho67515/
Maphosha6752/
Maphossa6722/
Mapoissa6716/
Maphosah6712/
Maaphosa675/
Maphoisa674/
Maputsha672/
Maphetsa671/
Maphotja671/
Mapphosa671/
Maphosaa671/
Maphutsa671/

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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 Mapotso
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