Mapene Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mapene (23) may also be a first name.

Mapene Last Name Facts

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

Mapene is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapene? popularity and diffusion

Mapene is the 3,017,195th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mapene live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapene is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 61 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent live. Apart from South Africa Mapene occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 38 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.

Mapene Last Name Statistics demography

Mapene earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.57% less than the national average, earning R 39,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapenge9250/
Maphene9222/
Mapegne9219/
Mapfene926/
Mapeane921/
Maipene921/
Mapiene921/
Mapheane865/
Mapheney861/
Mapena832,503/
Mapane83727/
Mapeni83332/
Mopene83152/
Mapine8377/
Mapone8335/
Maphen835/
Mapeun831/
Mepene831/
Maipeigne801/
Maphane771,231/
Mapheng77322/
Maepane77129/
Maupeni7736/
'Mapane7723/
Mapione7717/
Maipane7717/
Mapenai779/
Mmapane776/
Mapenay775/
Mappone775/
Mappane774/
Maphena774/
Maapane774/
Mapeang773/
Moepene772/
Maphine772/
Mapheni772/
'Mapone772/
Mapheny772/
Mapinea771/
Mopenge771/
Mapeana771/
Maphien771/
Maupone771/
Mapecem771/
Mapegni771/
Mapyner771/
Moupene771/
Maipone771/
Mapeiny771/
Mapines771/
Maipine771/
Maapine771/
Maypine771/
Maupine771/
Mapengi771/
Mapfeni771/
Mahapane7187/
Moipenep7130/
Mapheana7110/
Mapiseng712/
Mauponne712/
Maiphone711/
Maipheng711/
Mahupane711/
Masphine711/
Maphenyi711/
Mahpiena711/
Mepheney711/
Mapini67687/
Mopane67465/
Mopeni6744/
Mapain6716/
Maphin6713/
Mophen6710/
Mopena675/
Mepane674/
Maphem673/
Mepone673/
Mahapheng672/
Mapiny672/
Maphiseng671/
Mahaphone671/
Mopine671/
Matpheang671/
Mapoyn671/
Maipaigne671/
Mepine671/
Maphahane671/
Maphoisen671/
Mopone671/
Mopean670/

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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 Mapene
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