Mapawu Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Mapawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 68 | 1:227,033 | 25,258 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mapawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapawu is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapawu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,293,424th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapawu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mapawu is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 227,033. In Zimbabwe Mapawu is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 76 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent live and Midlands Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Mapawu is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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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