Mathapo Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

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

Mathapo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathapo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8891:60,9427,696
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Mathapo (96) may also be a first name.

Mathapo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mathapo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathapo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 387,397th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,955,836 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mathapo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mathapo is also the 968,397th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 96 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 60,942. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 38 percent reside, Gauteng, where 36 percent reside and Free State, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Mathapo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mathapo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 505.71% more than the national average, earning R 1,439,400 per year and in United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD 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 Mathapo
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