Mapala Surname
Approximately 4,190 people bear this surname
Mapala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,595 | 1:10,733 | 1,650 |
| Zambia | 1,035 | 1:15,314 | 1,736 |
| Tanzania | 623 | 1:84,979 | 8,637 |
| DR Congo | 376 | 1:196,488 | 19,671 |
| India | 188 | 1:4,080,135 | 109,968 |
| South Africa | 132 | 1:410,437 | 35,867 |
| Zimbabwe | 107 | 1:144,283 | 18,537 |
| Philippines | 103 | 1:982,895 | 85,295 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Mapala (236) may also be a first name.
Mapala Demographics
Average Mapala Salary in
South Africa
R 201,660
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mapala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapala (Hindi: मपला, Marathi: मपाला, Oriya: ମାପଲା) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 110,882nd most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,739,271 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mapala reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mapala is also the 583,008th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 236 people.
This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,595 people, or 1 in 10,733. Aside from Malawi it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.
Mapala Last Name Statistics demography
Mapala earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.14% less than the national average, earning R 201,660 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mapala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mapala in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାପଲା | mapala | - |
| Mapala in the Marathi language | ||
| मपाला | mapala | 80 |
| मपला | mapala | 20 |
| Mapala in the Hindi language | ||
| मपला | mapala | 66.67 |
| मापला | mapala | 33.33 |
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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 Mapala
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