Mapara Surname

121,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapara Surname User-submission:

The Mapara surname means 'bullets' in the Shona language native to Zimbabwe in Africa, as it is the plural for the word bara.

Mapara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,8101:8,5291,005
India7581:1,011,96042,602
South Africa1911:283,65327,806
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
England1551:359,47125,733
Pakistan951:1,880,46218,577
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Canada841:438,63838,170
Philippines761:1,332,08299,105
United States751:4,832,786249,377
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Zambia531:299,05516,868
Lesotho271:75,2809,683
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Mapara (119) may also be a first name.

Mapara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mapara surname means 'bullets' in the Shona language native to Zimbabwe in Africa, as it is the plural for the word bara.

- simsterchilla

Mapara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapara (Georgian: მაფარა, Hindi: मापारा, Marathi: मपारा) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 121,958th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,941,792 people. Mapara occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Mapara live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapara is also the 856,040th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 119 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,810 people, or 1 in 8,529. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent live, Harare Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Mapara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mapara are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mapara earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.5% less than the national average, earning R 134,268 per year; in United States they earn 59.85% more than the national average, earning $68,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.55% more than the national average, earning $62,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahpara92785/
Maspara92297/
Mapaura9266/
Maparga9252/
Maipara9225/
Meapara9223/
Mhapara9214/
Maapara928/
Mapatra925/
Maphara925/
Maparaa925/
Maepara924/
Maparau923/
Maparas923/
Mappara922/
Mapaira921/
Mapaara921/
Maparaj921/
Maparap921/
Maparah921/
Mahapara8672/
Mhapatra8657/
Mahpatra8638/
Mapfaira8638/
Mapparah8611/
Maparais863/
Maspatra861/
Machpara861/
Mapathra861/
Mapharas861/
Maaipara861/
Maparaha861/
Maparaya861/
Mappaura861/
Maispara861/
Mapari8314,729/
Mapare831,632/
Mapera83805/
Maparo83277/
Mapary8396/
Mapora8336/
Mopara8311/
Mepara831/
Mapahatra805/
Mahaparah801/
Mahahpara801/
Maparahat801/
Maphari77768/
Mappari77521/
Mapaire77280/
Maipari7773/
Mapaure7749/
Mapeera7744/
Maipare7735/
Mephara7735/
Maphare7723/
Mhapari7722/
Maparid7718/
Maparis7716/
Mahpari7715/
Mapariz7714/
Maepera7714/
Mappary7713/
Mapoura7711/
Mapauri7710/
Maipera777/
Mapairi776/
Maparri776/
Maapare775/
Mhapare774/
Maparee774/
Maparoj774/
Maparou774/
Mapeura773/
Mapatro773/
Moparay773/
Mehpara773/
Mospara772/
Mapaare772/
Mapaari772/
Maapari772/
Mahpera772/
Maparei772/
Maphora772/
Moipara772/
Maphera772/
Maupare771/
Madpari771/
Mapatri771/
Mapoora771/
Meypara771/
Meppara771/
Mopatra771/
Mapeari771/
Mapharo771/
Maperra771/
Maspari771/
Mappare771/
Masparo770/
Mahapathra7526/
Mahapatrra7519/
Mahapatraa756/
Hmahapatra754/
Mahappatra754/
Mahapattra753/
Mahapahtra753/
Mahapatrat752/
Mahapaatra751/
Mahapatras751/
Maahapatra751/
Mahadpatra751/
Mahapatrea751/
Mmahapatra751/
Mashparast751/
Mahapatrau751/
Mappeare7174/
Mappoura7164/
Maspatri7143/
Mapouras7124/
Maiparis7117/
Mapharoh7115/
Maaipera7114/
Mapfaire7113/
Mappeari719/
Machpari719/
Mappairi718/
Mahapari717/
Mahapare716/
Maipasri716/
Maapaari714/
Mapathro713/
Maspahri713/
Mahapauraya713/
Mhapatre712/
Mapairoj712/
Mashpari711/
Masparri711/
Maspatre711/
Masporas711/
Mathpari711/
Matpatri711/
Mapharoj711/
Maipoura711/
Mhapatro711/
Maupeyra711/
Maipaure711/
Mopera67509/
Mapori67421/
Mopari67414/
Mopare67227/
Mapore67190/
Mappouras67149/
Maporo6770/
Maphairot6747/
Mapero6720/
Meparo6714/
Maspeyrat6712/
Machpatri6710/
Mohdparay679/
Moparo678/
Mopharajh671/
Mahapotra671/
Maspathri671/
Maaspatri671/
Mopary671/
Mapory671/
Meapharoj671/
Mepera671/
Mepora671/

Mapara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapara in the Georgian language
მაფარაmapara-
Mapara in the Hindi language
मापाराmapara75
मापराmapara16.67
मपराmapara8.33
Mapara in the Marathi language
मपाराmapara68.77
मापाराmapara18.94
मापराmapara7.97
मपराmapara1.66
मापारmapara0.66

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Mapara
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis