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) is more commonly found in Gabon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mapenda is the 407,382nd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,483,755 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapenda reside; 72 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 233,099th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 1,162 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Gabon, where it is borne by 455 people, or 1 in 4,152. Without taking into account Gabon Mapenda is found in 11 countries. It also occurs 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
  • 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 Mapenda
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