Mapani Surname

95,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mapani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,3951:6,618793
Zimbabwe2,2851:6,756745
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Namibia761:31,7034,804
India381:20,185,931296,209
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Mapani (187) may also be a first name.

Mapani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapani (Marathi: मापानी) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapani is the 95,136th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,456,635 people. Mapani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapani live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapani is also the 665,130th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 187 people.

The surname Mapani is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,395 people, or 1 in 6,618. In Zambia Mapani is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 47 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent are found and Central Province, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mapani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapani in the Marathi language
मापानीmapani75
मापनीmapani25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mapani
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