Maparanga Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maparanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Maparanga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Maparanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maparanga has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maparanga? popularity and diffusion

Maparanga is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maparanga live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 80 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maparana946/
Maparaga944/
Maparange896/
Maparangi892/
Maparanath842/
Mapouranga841/
Mapuiranga841/
Mopharana781/
Maporogo591/
Maphorogo56100/

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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 Maparanga
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