Mapeke Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mapeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Botswana881:24,8515,011
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Zambia321:495,31022,215
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Mapeke (54) may also be a first name.

Mapeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapeke is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mapeke.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapeke? popularity and diffusion

Mapeke is the 719,876th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. Mapeke is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapeke live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mapeke is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 54 people.

The surname Mapeke is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Mapeke Last Name Statistics demography

Mapeke earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.91% less than the national average, earning R 168,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maipeke9259/
Mapheke922/
Mapekey921/
Mapek9119/
Maspekeh8670/
Mapeka831,615/
Mapike8379/
Mopeke8378/
Mapeki8366/
Mapake8350/
Mapoke833/
Mapiek832/
Mepeke831/
Mapeak831/
Maspeaker801/
Maphike771,624/
Maphake77778/
Mapaike77618/
Mapfeka77429/
Mapheka7783/
Maipeki7727/
Mapekoa777/
Maphoke775/
Mapeche775/
Mapegue772/
Maipake772/
Maepoke771/
Mhapike771/
Mapfake771/
Maapake771/
Mapikey771/
Mappeuk771/
Mapaake771/
Mapik7355/
Mopek7314/
Mapex735/
Mapyk731/
Maphekha714/
Maipheak711/
Mmaphake711/
Mapeikai711/
Maaphike711/
Mapfeeka711/
Mapiki671,909/
Mapika671,887/
Mapoki67135/
Mopoke67112/
Mopake6798/
Mapaki6778/
Mopeka6746/
Mopeki6727/
Meupek6710/
Mapice678/
Mepoke674/
Mapick672/
Mopeak672/
Mapyok672/
Mapyka671/
Maphik671/
Maspyk671/

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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 Mapeke
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