Mapawu Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe681:227,03325,258
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mapawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapawu is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapawu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Mapawu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapawu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mapawu is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 227,033. In Zimbabwe Mapawu is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 76 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapawou921/
Mapewu836/
Mapabu834/
Maphabu7734/
Mapabou771/
Mopawou771/
Mepewou6219/
Mapobou6213/
Madpovu621/
Mopowou621/
Meupewou574/
Maipoobu571/
Mapoubou571/
Mepeuwou571/
Mappavoo571/

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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 Mapawu
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