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) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mapala.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 110,882nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,739,271 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mapala are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mapala is also the 583,008th most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 236 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,595 people, or 1 in 10,733. Aside from Malawi it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs 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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