Mapalisa Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mapalisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mapalisa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mapalisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapalisa is most common in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mapalisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapalisa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapalisa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. Barring South Africa this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphalisa941/
Mapolisa882,840/
Mapalesa885/
Mahapalisah841/
Mapholisa82485/
'Mapalesa824/
Mepalisah821/
Mapolisha821/
Mapolesa75194/
Mapolisi7511/
Mopolisa751/
Mapalezi751/
Mopholisa711/
Mapolishi711/
Mapolice631/
Mapolesho591/
Mopolice501/
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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 Mapalisa
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