Mapalamba Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Mapalamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 62 | 1:853,897 | 43,657 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
Mapalamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapalamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapalamba occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapalamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mapalamba is the 2,255,512th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapalamba live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 853,897. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 89 percent live, Pwani Region, where 6 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Mapalamba occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapalemba | 89 | 62 | / |
| Mopalambai | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mopalambi | 78 | 21 | / |
| Mapolombo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mopalombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopelembai | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mopolombai | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mopelembay | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mopolombay | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mapholombo | 63 | 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 Mapalamba
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