Maputla Surname

244,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,628 people bear this surname

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

Maputla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maputla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6051:33,7564,315
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Maputla (340) may also be a first name.

Maputla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maputla is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Maputla.

How Common Is The Last Name Maputla? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 244,645th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,476,380 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maputla live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 473,685th most frequent given name in the world, held by 340 people.

The surname Maputla is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 1,605 people, or 1 in 33,756. In South Africa Maputla is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Maputla Last Name Statistics demography

Maputla earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.45% less than the national average, earning R 139,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphutla932/
Mapula926,262/
Maputle861,667/
Maphula86421/
Mmapula86167/
Mapoula8660/
Maupula8631/
Mapulah8625/
Maapula8616/
Mapulla8611/
Mgapula864/
Mapulay864/
Mapuila864/
Maputlo864/
Mapulia862/
Mapitla862/
Mapuhla861/
Mapulas861/
Maphuhla8057/
Maphuila8021/
Maspulah8017/
Mapheula8015/
Mahapula8013/
Maphutle802/
Maputlhe801/
Mapaulla801/
Mapola771,154/
Mapulo77124/
Mopula776/
Mápula771/
Maapola711,155/
Mapoulo71514/
Maupulo7122/
Maphola7121/
Mapuloh715/
Mapoela714/
Mopoula713/
Mapoola712/
Mapotlo712/
Mopulay712/
Mapolla712/
Maphulo711/
Moopula711/
Mopulas711/
Mappola711/
Maipola711/
Mapolai711/
Mapotle711/
Mophula711/
Moputle711/
Mahupulo6713/
Mmaphulo671/
'Mapoulo671/

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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 Maputla
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