Mapata Surname

216,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mapata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9411:18,1922,844
Zimbabwe2761:55,9368,463
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Congo1241:40,2353,792
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Lesotho301:67,7529,213
India231:33,350,669396,143
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Mapata (153) may also be a first name.

Mapata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapata (Hindi: मपाता) occurs most in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mapata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 216,252nd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,839,592 people. The last name Mapata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mapata are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 743,570th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 153 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Excluding Malawi it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Mapata Last Name Statistics demography

Mapata earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.31% less than the national average, earning R 75,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapatha92548/
Mapaita9281/
Maphata9278/
Mapatta9230/
Maipata9227/
Mapatai9223/
Mapaeta9211/
Maapata924/
Maepata924/
Maspata923/
Madpata921/
Mapasta921/
Mhapata921/
Mapatad921/
Mahpata921/
Mahapata8674/
Mappatau8660/
Mappaita8621/
Maphatha8618/
Maphatas869/
Maphatay869/
Maphatai867/
Maaipata863/
Maphatat863/
Maupatea862/
Mapautha862/
Maapaata861/
Mapattad861/
Maphatah861/
Mapathga861/
Mapeta831,611/
Mapota831,516/
Mapati83756/
Mapato83613/
Mapate83207/
Mopata8365/
Mapaty831/
Maspataud8038/
Mahapatta808/
Mahapatha805/
Maphataph803/
Mahapatap801/
Muipata771,505/
Maipato77225/
Maphate77132/
Mapatot77108/
Maipati77105/
Mahpati7769/
Maupate7741/
Mapheta7726/
Mapatje7726/
Mapatho7723/
Maypati7715/
Maapati7713/
Mhapati7712/
Mapatis779/
Mapathi779/
Maupaté778/
Maupati777/
Madpate777/
Mapeati777/
Maphato777/
Mapathy776/
Mappati776/
Mapatti775/
Matpate775/
Mopatha774/
Mapaati773/
Mapatee773/
Mapathe772/
Maphota772/
Mapetta772/
Mapasti771/
Mapatoi771/
Mapodta771/
Moupata771/
Mophata771/
Mmapeta771/
Mapatos771/
Maepato771/
Mapatey771/
Mapatie771/
Mapatou771/
Maphathe711,179/
Matpathi71101/
Mahapati7183/
Madpathi7161/
Maipathi7114/
Madpatte718/
Mapatiey718/
Mahapato716/
Madpathy715/
Maipatti715/
Maapaati714/
Madpatti714/
Mathpate714/
Mahtpati714/
Madppati713/
Matpatti713/
Mattpati712/
Muipatay712/
Maphatho712/
Mahapaty711/
Maipaati711/
Mashpati711/
Mayhpati711/
Maypaati711/
Maypatty711/
Maspathi711/
Mathpaty711/
Maphathi711/
Mhaipati711/
Maupaste711/
Mapathio711/
Maphatis711/
Maipouta711/
Mohpatha711/
'Maipato711/
Mmapheta711/
Mapeto672,590/
Mopati67772/
Mapote67688/
Mopato67198/
Mapoti67165/
Mapoto67161/
Mopota6756/
Mathpathi6747/
Mopeta6713/
Mahapathy6710/
Maaipaati677/
Mopaty676/
Maheepati675/
Mahapathi675/
Mopate673/
Matthpati672/
Mathpatti672/
Mahapater671/
Mahapatho671/
Maggipati671/
Mahthpati671/
Mathpatii671/
Maathpati671/
Mousphata671/
Mouspatha671/

Mapata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapata in the Hindi language
मपाताmapata50
मपताmapata50

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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
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  • 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 Mapata
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