Mapena Surname

171,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4901:36,3614,654
Zambia2991:53,0104,942
Lesotho2631:7,7281,691
Kenya1781:259,43817,397
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Tanzania661:802,14642,626
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
England51:11,143,612252,590
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mapena (232) may also be a first name.

Mapena Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mapena Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mapena is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapena? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapena is the 171,927th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,911,525 people. The last name Mapena is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapena live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapena is also the 588,797th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 232 people.

The last name Mapena is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,490 people, or 1 in 36,361. In South Africa Mapena is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent live. Aside from South Africa Mapena is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 12 percent live and Lesotho, where 11 percent live.

Mapena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mapena last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mapena earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.09% less than the national average, earning R 170,892 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapenga92149/
Mapenai929/
Mapenay925/
Mapenah924/
Maphena924/
Mapeana921/
Maepena921/
Mapheana8610/
Maphenga861/
Maipenga861/
Mahpiena861/
Mapana83727/
Mapeni83332/
Mapona83246/
Mapina83225/
Mapeno83141/
Mapene8342/
Mopena835/
Mepena831/
Mapengo777,750/
Mapinga771,309/
Maphana77244/
Mapinoa77103/
Mapenge7750/
Mapinai7740/
Maupeni7736/
Maipana7728/
Maphene7722/
Mapegne7719/
Mapanha778/
Mapfene776/
Mappana774/
Mappina773/
Mapeano773/
Mapheny772/
Mapheni772/
Maponah771/
Maypana771/
Maspeno771/
Mapengi771/
Mapfeni771/
Mapegni771/
Moppena771/
Mapinea771/
Mapaina771/
Maepana771/
Mapeiny771/
Mapiene771/
Mapieno771/
Maipene771/
Mapeane771/
Mapanna771/
Maphina770/
Maphinga7164/
Maspinas7119/
Mahapana7116/
Maphengo7112/
Maepaina7111/
Maspeñas718/
Mapheane715/
Maiphona713/
Mapuhina713/
Mapengou712/
Maphanna711/
Maephana711/
Maphenyi711/
Maphanha711/
Moipenai711/
Moupegna711/
Maipinga711/
Mapahina711/
Maaipana711/
Mapheney711/
Mapini67687/
Mopina67344/
Mopene67152/
Mapine6777/
Mopeno6753/
Mopana6748/
Mopeni6744/
Mapaño6743/
Maphionga6732/
Mapino6726/
Mepana675/
Mepina673/
Mapiny672/
Maipeigne671/
Mapphanna671/
Mepeno671/
Mepona671/
Mahaphana671/

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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
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  • 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 Mapena
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