Mapao Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Mapao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 67 | 1:121,697 | 16,585 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
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 occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapao? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Mapao occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Mapao live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mapao is also the 800,975th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 134 people.
The surname Mapao is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 121,697. In Papua New Guinea Mapao is mostly found in: Enga, where 73 percent live, National Capital District, where 25 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 1 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 7 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphao | 91 | 57 | / |
| Mappao | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mapaou | 91 | 5 | / |
| Maipao | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mapaeo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mapaos | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mapaao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Maphaeo | 83 | 86 | / |
| Mapahou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mapaiyo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Maphaho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapahao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mopao | 80 | 210 | / |
| Mepao | 80 | 75 | / |
| Mapoa | 80 | 32 | / |
| Mahaphao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapoho | 73 | 241 | / |
| Mapouo | 73 | 155 | / |
| Mapoua | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mapuoa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mapo'o | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mapoha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Maipeo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meepao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mapoah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mappouo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mapaiya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mapahau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mapouoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meephao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maapaea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphoho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapoyio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maipouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapohat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapaaya | 67 | 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
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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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