Mapatana Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mapatana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapatana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Mapatana (15) may also be a first name.

Mapatana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapatana occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapatana? popularity and diffusion

Mapatana is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Mapatana occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Mapatana are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 15 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Mapatana is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 93 percent reside and Western Cape, where 7 percent reside. Not including South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 18 percent reside.

Mapatana Last Name Statistics demography

Mapatana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.01% less than the national average, earning R 35,616 per year.

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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 Mapatana
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