Mapalana Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Mapalana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapalana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Mapalana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapalana occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapalana? popularity and diffusion

Mapalana is the 748,537th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Mapalana live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.

Mapalana Last Name Statistics demography

Mapalana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.24% less than the national average, earning R 30,312 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 Mapalana
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