Mapalala Surname

93,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mapalala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapalala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,5761:11,5691,512
South Africa3821:141,82616,286
Zimbabwe1411:109,49115,099
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mapalala (524) may also be a first name.

Mapalala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapalala occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mapalala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapalala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mapalala is the 93,478th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,427,811 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapalala are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mapalala is also the 368,711th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 524 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,576 people, or 1 in 11,569. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 55 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 16 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mapalala is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Mapalala Last Name Statistics demography

Mapalala earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.26% less than the national average, earning R 170,472 per year.

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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 Mapalala
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