Maparo Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maparo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maparo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2521:61,2639,239
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Maparo (17) may also be a first name.

Maparo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maparo (Hindi: मपरो, Marathi: मापरो) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maparo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 945,594th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Maparo reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

Maparo is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 61,263. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 59 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Maparo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Maparo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maparo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maparo in the Hindi language
मपरोmaparo-
Maparo in the Marathi language
मापरोmaparo-

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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 Maparo
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