Mapendo Surname

10,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mapendo Surname User-submission:

Mapendo is a Swahili surname meaning 'love'.

Mapendo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo53,0991:1,391124
Tanzania2411:219,67518,309
Zambia1701:93,2357,611
Uganda1001:390,39324,666
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Mapendo (19,860) may also be a first name.

Mapendo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mapendo is a Swahili surname meaning 'love'.

- knaibei

Mapendo Last Name Facts

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

Mapendo is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapendo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,485th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 135,881 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapendo reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mapendo is also the 37,997th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 19,860 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 53,099 people, or 1 in 1,391. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmapendo931/
Mapoendo931/
Mapenndo931/
Mapendou931/
Mapendoa931/
Maapendo931/
Mapndo921/
Mapenda86859/
Mapindo8680/
Mependo864/
Mopendo863/
Maipindo8034/
Mapendaa806/
Mapfenda801/
Mapfindo801/
Mapnda771/
Mapinda712,884/
Mopenda7176/
Mopindo7134/
Mependa712/
Moupenda671/
Mapuinda671/
Muipenda671/
M'Openda671/
Mopndau573/
Moupinda53202/
Moupindah501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mapendo
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