Mapenda Surname

407,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gabon
Highest density in:
Gabon

Mapenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gabon4551:4,152740
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Zimbabwe1541:100,24814,111
Zambia731:217,12213,786
England81:6,964,757184,742
Congo51:997,81917,129
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mapenda (1,162) may also be a first name.

Mapenda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapenda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺑﻨﺪﺍ) occurs more in Gabon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapenda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapenda is the 407,382nd most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,483,755 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapenda live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mapenda is also the 233,099th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,162 people.

The surname is most widespread in Gabon, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 4,152. Aside from Gabon this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapendaa936/
Mapendoa931/
Mapfenda931/
Mapnda921/
Mapendo8653,632/
Mapinda862,884/
Mopenda8676/
Mapende8672/
Mapendi865/
Mependa862/
Maspendi8010/
Moupenda801/
Mapindai801/
Maapendo801/
M'Openda801/
Mapendou801/
Mapenndo801/
Mapoendo801/
Muipenda801/
Mmapendo801/
Mapuinda801/
Mapnde771/
Mapndo771/
Mapindi71198/
Mapinde71180/
Mapindo7180/
Mopende7127/
Mependo714/
Mopendi714/
Mopendo713/
Mopndau713/
Moupinda67202/
Maipindo6734/
Mopindea6727/
Moupende678/
Moupendi672/
Matpinde672/
Mmapindi671/
Mapfindo671/
Mohpendee634/
Moupindah631/
Mahpindih631/
Mopndi622/
Mopindo5734/
Mopindi571/

Mapenda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapenda in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺑﻨﺪﺍmabnda-

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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
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  • 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 Mapenda
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