Mapamba Surname
Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname
Mapamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 553 | 1:27,917 | 4,297 |
| Tanzania | 481 | 1:110,066 | 10,624 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Uganda | 70 | 1:557,704 | 30,541 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mapamba (46) may also be a first name.
Mapamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mapamba is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mapamba is the 289,091st most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,495,887 people. The surname Mapamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapamba are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequent given name internationally, held by 46 people.
The surname Mapamba is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 553 people, or 1 in 27,917. In Zimbabwe Mapamba is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 69 percent live, Midlands Province, where 12 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphamba | 93 | 30 | / |
| Maipamba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mapemba | 86 | 9,633 | / |
| Mapambo | 86 | 165 | / |
| Mopamba | 86 | 123 | / |
| Mapomba | 86 | 121 | / |
| Mapambe | 86 | 104 | / |
| Mapambi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Maipambe | 80 | 709 | / |
| Maipambo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Maphemba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maipemba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mapoumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapfamva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maphambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maypambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapambou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapambije | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mapombo | 71 | 485 | / |
| Mapombe | 71 | 336 | / |
| Mopambi | 71 | 171 | / |
| Mapembo | 71 | 136 | / |
| Mapombi | 71 | 93 | / |
| Mopambo | 71 | 82 | / |
| Mopemba | 71 | 70 | / |
| Mopombai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mopembai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maipanbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moupemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapoumbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapombou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopaimbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopembay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapoumbou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mopombi | 57 | 68 | / |
| Mopombo | 57 | 35 | / |
| Mopembo | 57 | 6 | / |
| Mepombo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mepembo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maizpoumbou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Maizpoimbou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Moipombo | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mepombou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mapgonwa | 53 | 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 Mapamba
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