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
Mapelu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapelu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,061,269th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapelu reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 217,830. In Kenya Mapelu is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 58 percent reside, Narok County, where 37 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Mapelu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname 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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