Mapekula Surname

324,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mapekula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapekula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1411:47,4836,047
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mapekula (11) may also be a first name.

Mapekula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapekula is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapekula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 324,446th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,348,037 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapekula are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mapekula is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,141 people, or 1 in 47,483. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent are found and Western Cape, where 8 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Mapekula is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mapekula Last Name Statistics demography

Mapekula earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning R 244,440 per year.

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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 Mapekula
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