Malapula Surname
Approximately 611 people bear this surname
Malapula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Tanzania | 189 | 1:280,114 | 21,957 |
| Zambia | 61 | 1:259,835 | 15,508 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Malapula (39) may also be a first name.
Malapula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malapula Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malapula occurs most in Malawi. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malapula? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 529,538th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Malapula reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 39 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Without taking into account Malawi it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 31 percent reside and Zambia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallapula | 94 | 16 | / |
| Mailapula | 94 | 1 | / |
| Malaepula | 94 | 1 | / |
| Malaapula | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mallapulla | 89 | 3 | / |
| Malyapulla | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malepula | 88 | 75 | / |
| Malapila | 88 | 15 | / |
| Malapola | 88 | 7 | / |
| Malapulo | 88 | 6 | / |
| Malapuli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malapule | 88 | 1 | / |
| Molapula | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahalaputla | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mallepula | 82 | 1,773 | / |
| Mallapule | 82 | 6 | / |
| Malepulla | 82 | 4 | / |
| Maleepula | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mallapola | 82 | 2 | / |
| Moilapula | 82 | 2 | / |
| Malapolla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malappola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mailapila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mailapuli | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mallapolla | 78 | 14 | / |
| Mallepulla | 78 | 11 | / |
| Mallappola | 78 | 5 | / |
| Mallapoola | 78 | 5 | / |
| Malappilay | 78 | 4 | / |
| Malappilai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maleepulla | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malopola | 75 | 114 | / |
| Molepula | 75 | 5 | / |
| Malapoli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malapilo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malapole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motlhaapula | 74 | 22 | / |
| Mallappolla | 74 | 3 | / |
| Mohlapuli | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mallapolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohlaphuli | 67 | 142 | / |
| Motlhapuli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohlaphola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahlapholi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Malapula
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