Mapangu Surname

126,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mapangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,5641:20,7292,621
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mapangu (90) may also be a first name.

Mapangu Last Name Facts

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

Mapangu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapangu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,969th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,037,904 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapangu live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mapangu is also the 1,005,046th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 90 people.

Mapangu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,564 people, or 1 in 20,729. Without taking into account The DR Congo Mapangu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapangou933,157/
Maphangu9312/
Mapanguj931/
Mapangau931/
Mapagu92329/
Mapanu924/
Mapangaud882/
Mappangau881/
Maphanghu881/
Maipanu864/
Mapagou861/
Mapongu861/
Mapaghu861/
Mapatengou821/
Mappagau8016/
Maspongu804/
Mapagnou803/
Maphengu802/
Mapagheu801/
Maponu7714/
Mopanu771/
Moupangou7521/
Mapanoo71495/
Mopongu7141/
Maspogu7126/
Madpogu7118/
Moupangoud711/
Moupanou6710/
Machpogu679/
Mashpogu676/
Mahapogu671/
Madpougou631/
Moponu621/
Mooponu5720/
Mopounou531/

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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
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  • 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 Mapangu
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