Mapara Surname
Approximately 3,753 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,810 | 1:8,529 | 1,005 |
| India | 758 | 1:1,011,960 | 42,602 |
| South Africa | 191 | 1:283,653 | 27,806 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| England | 155 | 1:359,471 | 25,733 |
| Pakistan | 95 | 1:1,880,462 | 18,577 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Philippines | 76 | 1:1,332,082 | 99,105 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Zambia | 53 | 1:299,055 | 16,868 |
| Lesotho | 27 | 1:75,280 | 9,683 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
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.
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Average Mapara Salary in
United States
$68,973 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mapara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapara (Georgian: მაფარა, Hindi: मापारा, Marathi: मपारा) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 121,958th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,941,792 people. The last name Mapara occurs predominantly 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 common forename world-wide, borne by 119 people.
The last name Mapara is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,810 people, or 1 in 8,529. In Zimbabwe Mapara is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent reside, Harare Province, where 24 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Mapara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mapara last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.69% registered with the 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
Mapara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mapara in the Georgian language | ||
| მაფარა | mapara | - |
| Mapara in the Hindi language | ||
| मापारा | mapara | 75 |
| मापरा | mapara | 16.67 |
| मपरा | mapara | 8.33 |
| Mapara in the Marathi language | ||
| मपारा | mapara | 68.77 |
| मापारा | mapara | 18.94 |
| मापरा | mapara | 7.97 |
| मपरा | mapara | 1.66 |
| मापार | mapara | 0.66 |
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Footnotes
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