Mapazo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapazo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapazo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mapazo (7) may also be a first name.

Mapazo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapazo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapazo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Mapazo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapazo live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 7 people.

The last name Mapazo is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Mapazo is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 50 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Mapazo exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapaso83192/
Mapaza8329/
Mapozo839/
Mapaco834/
Mapadza77287/
Mapozho77110/
Mapfaza7727/
Mapatso7718/
Mapasop774/
Maphezo774/
Maphaco773/
Maphaza772/
Maphozo771/
Maphaso771/
Maypajo771/
Mapasco771/
Mapasho771/
Mapadjo771/
Mapfadza712/
Mapfatso711/
Maipajot711/
Maposa6723,537/
Mapesa678,910/
Mapasa674,488/
Mapeza67519/
Mapeso67248/
Maposo67219/
Mapaca6710/
Mapoza679/
Mapoja672/
Maphatsoa671/
Mapaxa671/

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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 Mapazo
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