Mapeka Surname

246,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7811:69,3708,653
DR Congo4931:149,85715,681
Zimbabwe2331:66,2599,963
Cameroon491:423,85935,946
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mapeka (217) may also be a first name.

Mapeka Last Name Facts

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

Mapeka is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mapeka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapeka is the 246,275th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,512,412 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapeka live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 217 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 781 people, or 1 in 69,370. In South Africa Mapeka is most common in: Gauteng, where 38 percent are found, Limpopo, where 37 percent are found and Free State, where 12 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found.

Mapeka Last Name Statistics demography

Mapeka earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.26% less than the national average, earning R 194,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfeka92429/
Mapheka9283/
Mapekoa927/
Mapeuka921/
Maspeka921/
Maphekha864/
Mapeikai861/
Mapfeeka861/
Mapika831,887/
Mapaka83773/
Mapeke83405/
Mapoka83348/
Mapeko83148/
Mapeki8366/
Mopeka8346/
Mapyka831/
Maepaka77796/
Maphaka77751/
Mapfaka77403/
Maphika77338/
Maipeke7759/
Mapikoa7734/
Maphoka7730/
Maipeki7727/
Mapheko7726/
Maipoka7719/
Mapfika7714/
Mapakha773/
Mapekou772/
Maupoka772/
Mapheke772/
Mapuika771/
Mapacka771/
Mapakai771/
Mapfoka771/
Maapaka771/
Mapakay771/
Mapeako771/
Mapokha771/
Mapekey771/
Mmaphaka71130/
Maspekeh7170/
Mahapoka7110/
Maphioka714/
Maphokha714/
Maiphoka713/
Maipokha712/
Maippoka711/
Maaipeca711/
Mapuikay711/
Mapiekou711/
Mapikaya711/
Mahapaka711/
'Maphoka711/
Mmapheko711/
Mahapika711/
Mapako673,580/
Mapoko672,971/
Mapiki671,909/
Mapiko67770/
Mopaka67487/
Mopoka67177/
Mopeko67103/
Mepoka6793/
Mapike6779/
Mopeke6778/
Mopika6750/
Mapaqa6748/
Mopeki6727/
Maiphokha6713/
Mapaca6710/
Mahapokai678/
Mapice678/
Mapica676/
Mapaco674/
Mepaka674/
Maspeaker671/
Mahaipaka671/
Mapeco671/

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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
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  • 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 Mapeka
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