Mapao Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mapao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mapao (134) may also be a first name.

Mapao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapao is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Mapao reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Mapao is also the 800,975th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 134 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 121,697. In Papua New Guinea Mapao is primarily found in: Enga, where 73 percent reside, National Capital District, where 25 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 1 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphao9157/
Mappao9110/
Mapaou915/
Maipao915/
Mapaeo914/
Mapaos913/
Mapaao911/
Maphaeo8386/
Mapahou832/
Mapaiyo832/
Maphaho831/
Mapahao831/
Mopao80210/
Mepao8075/
Mapoa8032/
Mahaphao771/
Mapoho73241/
Mapouo73155/
Mapoua7330/
Mapuoa7315/
Mapo'o7312/
Mapoha734/
Maipeo731/
Meepao731/
Mapoah731/
Mappouo6721/
Mapaiya6712/
Mapahau676/
Mapouoh672/
Meephao671/
Maapaea671/
Maphoho671/
Mapoyio671/
Maipouo671/
Mapohat671/
Mapaaya671/

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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 Mapao
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