Mapakata Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapakata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapakata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1301:118,75616,091
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mapakata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapakata is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapakata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapakata reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mapakata is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 118,756. In Zimbabwe Mapakata is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 70 percent live, Harare Province, where 10 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapakaita941/
Maphakatha891/
Mapakati88101/
Mopakata884/
Mapakate881/
Mapakathi8212/
Maphakati828/
Maphokata821/
Maphakathi7868/
Maphakathe786/
Mapokota752/
Mapacati751/
Mapokati751/
Maphokothe561/

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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 Mapakata
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