Mapawo Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Mapawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Zambia | 14 | 1:1,132,137 | 30,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mapawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mapawo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapawo? popularity and diffusion
Mapawo is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Mapawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapawo reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mapawo is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 96 percent live and Midlands Province, where 4 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapawou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapawoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapawa | 83 | 146 | / |
| Mapowo | 83 | 65 | / |
| Mapewo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapfawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mapajwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mopawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphowo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapewoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapeewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapabou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapaswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mappaewa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mappeawa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maphawga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mappavoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maipaswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapava | 67 | 1,464 | / |
| Mapowa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mapaba | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mapewa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mapova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mepowo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mapoba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mapobo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mopabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapeva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mapawo
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