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 is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapema? popularity and diffusion
Mapema is the 438,351st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,319,112 people. The last name Mapema is primarily found 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 numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 734 people, or 1 in 72,128. In Tanzania Mapema is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 54 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 44 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists 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 Mapema last name is principally 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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