Mapema Surname
Approximately 782 people bear this surname
Mapema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 734 | 1:72,128 | 7,540 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mapema (26) may also be a first name.
Mapema Demographics
Mapema Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mapema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapema occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mapema.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapema? popularity and diffusion
Mapema is the 438,351st most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,319,112 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapema are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mapema is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 26 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 734 people, or 1 in 72,128. In Tanzania Mapema is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 54 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 44 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania Mapema occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Mapema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapfema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mahpeyma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mapoma | 83 | 2,041 | / |
| Mapima | 83 | 400 | / |
| Mapama | 83 | 59 | / |
| Mapemo | 83 | 48 | / |
| Mapeme | 83 | 19 | / |
| Mopema | 83 | 4 | / |
| Maphoma | 77 | 107 | / |
| Mapimha | 77 | 91 | / |
| Mapomea | 77 | 24 | / |
| Mapamha | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maepama | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mapieme | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maphama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mappima | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mapemeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mapamay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mopemea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapiemo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapomah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahpayma | 71 | 72 | / |
| Mahapama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mapahama | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maipimai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maipomea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapeheme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapamo | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mapimo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mapomo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mopemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mopeme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maphemuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiphimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopemo | 67 | 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 Mapema
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