Mapelu Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Mapelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 212 | 1:217,830 | 15,493 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mapelu Demographics
Average Mapelu Salary in
South Africa
R 1,024,600
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mapelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapelu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapelu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,061,269th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapelu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 217,830. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 58 percent reside, Narok County, where 37 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Mapelu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mapelu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mapelu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 331.16% more than the national average, earning R 1,024,600 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maupelu | 92 | 17 | / |
| Mapolu | 83 | 1,589 | / |
| Mapilu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Mapalu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Mepelu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mopelu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maphalu | 77 | 101 | / |
| Mapalou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maapalu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maipalu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mapilau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mapeloe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapaalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moupelou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moepelau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapilgou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mopolu | 67 | 230 | / |
| Moupelaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Mapalou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mepalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopoliu | 62 | 104 | / |
| Mopeloe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Moupolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mohpolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Moepolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Meipalu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mmopeloe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moipolui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mohdpilus | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mapelu
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