Mapazu Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mapazu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Mapazu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapazu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapazu? popularity and diffusion

Mapazu is the 2,121,169th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapazu are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 62 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Midlands Province, where 8 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapasu8342/
Mapacu832/
Maphacu771/
Mapesu67270/
Mopasu6788/
Mapasoe621/
Mapatsoe571/
Maphatsoe53365/
Maphatšoe5314/
Mapoudjou5310/
Mappoujou531/
Maphats'oe50240/
Maphat'soe5028/
Mepesu501/
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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 Mapazu
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