Mapelela Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Mapelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mapelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapelela is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapelela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mapelela is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapelela live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mapelela occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphelela | 94 | 286 | / |
| Mahapelela | 89 | 9 | / |
| Mapolela | 88 | 102 | / |
| Mapilela | 88 | 39 | / |
| Mapelele | 88 | 36 | / |
| Mapeleli | 88 | 29 | / |
| Mapelala | 88 | 18 | / |
| Mapalela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mopelela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mapelelo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maapolela | 82 | 40 | / |
| Maphalela | 82 | 2 | / |
| Maphilela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maphelelo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mapelaelo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maphelele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mhapolela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maphallela | 78 | 10 | / |
| Maphahlela | 78 | 3 | / |
| Maphohlela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masphelele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mapilele | 75 | 8,670 | / |
| Mopelola | 75 | 132 | / |
| Mapolelo | 75 | 71 | / |
| Mopelele | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mapalila | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mopelala | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mapalola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mapolola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maipolelo | 71 | 44 | / |
| Maphilelo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Maphyleli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moopelola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mophahlela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphallala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapalala | 63 | 5,104 | / |
| Mapalilo | 63 | 245 | / |
| Mapololo | 63 | 14 | / |
| Mapilili | 63 | 7 | / |
| Mapililo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mopelalo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maphalala | 59 | 9,655 | / |
| Maphololo | 59 | 6 | / |
| Mapilaila | 59 | 4 | / |
| Mapholala | 59 | 2 | / |
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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 Mapelela
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