Mapepala Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mapepala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapepala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia321:495,31022,215
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mapepala Last Name Facts

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

Mapepala occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapepala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Mapepala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapepala are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mapepala is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 495,310. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 81 percent are found, Central Province, where 16 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent are found. Beside Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpepala931/
Mapepula8870/
Mapapala882/
Mpapela80548/
Mpapala8096/
Mpepula8022/
Mpepela8019/
Mbepala804/
Mbapala804/
Mapapal801/
Mupapala75774/
Mapapula75130/
Mapepele7585/
Mupepula7526/
Mbiapala7521/
Mpwebala7521/
Mabapala756/
Mapupila754/
Mapapali752/
Mbyapela751/
Mupappal751/
Mupepela751/
Mapobela751/
Mapubela751/
Mabhepla751/
Mopapala751/
Mpapel7117/
Mappibali716/
Muppapala714/
Mpayipela712/
Mbpala711/
Mbapila67946/
Mbabala67895/
Mpepele67831/
Mbepula67500/
Mbipela67351/
Mbabela67292/
Mbepela67220/
Mpapele67208/
Mpapila67133/
Mbapula67132/
Mpapale67123/
Mbopela6782/
Mpopola6741/
Mpabala6727/
Mpopela6725/
Mpupila6721/
Mpapula6721/
Mbapele6715/
Mappapoleh675/
Mbapale675/
Mpobela673/
Mbapola672/
Meyappapillai671/
Mpipale671/
Muppipalla671/
Mpapelo671/
Mbupela671/
Mbipala671/
Mbebala671/
Mpupula671/
Mpapeli671/
Mpabula671/
Mepopla671/
Mopopolo501/

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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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  • 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 Mapepala
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