Mapatu Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mapatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mapatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapatu (Marathi: मपतू) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,589,322nd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Mapatu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapatu live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Apart from The DR Congo Mapatu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphatu92119/
Mapatou921/
Mappatau8660/
Madpattu861/
Matpattu861/
Mopatu83286/
Mapetu8385/
Mapotu8322/
Maspataud8038/
Maphatuph801/
Maphetu7715/
Mapotou7710/
Matpotu774/
Maphotu772/
Mapethu772/
Mepattu771/
Mapeteu771/
Maphethu7119/
Mmaphetu712/
Mapoutou711/
Mopotu673,766/
Mepetu671/
Motpotu622/
Mephetu621/
Motpothu5757/
Mepoutou571/
Mopoutou571/
Moupetou571/
Mochhpothu501/

Mapatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapatu in the Marathi language
मपतूmapatu-

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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 Mapatu
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