Mapanza Surname

305,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mapanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7631:20,7732,285
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Congo91:554,34412,633
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mapanza (22) may also be a first name.

Mapanza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapanza is found most in Zambia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapanza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 305,056th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,872,317 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mapanza are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mapanza is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 20,773. In Zambia Mapanza is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 65 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent live and Central Province, where 4 percent live. Apart from Zambia Mapanza occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphanza931/
Mapanzi86429/
Mapansa86116/
Maponza8664/
Mapanzo8621/
Mapanze866/
Mapanca861/
Mopanza861/
Mapandja8030/
Maphansa8012/
Mapaunze809/
Mapansai808/
Maphanja803/
Maphanca803/
Maphanzi802/
Mapaunzi801/
Maphancia751/
Mapanje711,521/
Mapansi71245/
Mapange71156/
Mopanzi7148/
Mapangi7134/
Mopanze7134/
Mopanzo7128/
Mapanji713/
Maponzo712/
Moponza711/
Mapanso711/
Mopanja711/
Maponzi711/
Mapandji67116/
Maphansi6780/
Maphange6764/
Maphangi6748/
Maspanji6716/
Mapandje6711/
Maupanji676/
Mapantje676/
Mapounzo674/
Mapaingi671/
Mapanche671/
Maipanso671/
Maphamsa671/
Mapansee671/

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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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  • 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 Mapanza
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