Mapapu Surname

445,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mapapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7181:75,4569,369
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Mapapu (13) may also be a first name.

Mapapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapapu is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapapu? popularity and diffusion

Mapapu is the 445,430th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,513,768 people. Mapapu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapapu reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

Mapapu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 718 people, or 1 in 75,456. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent live, Western Cape, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Outside of South Africa Mapapu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Mapapu Last Name Statistics demography

Mapapu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.06% less than the national average, earning R 125,796 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphapu9213/
Mapaphu924/
Mappapu923/
Maphaphu86168/
Mapaipou861/
Mapaaphu861/
Mapepu835/
Mapopu832/
Maphauphau7534/
Maphephu7144/
Muiphapu711/
Mopophu621/
Mophaphu572/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mapapu
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