Mapera Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mapera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4591:115,34111,071
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Zimbabwe1021:151,35519,214
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India61:127,844,230863,365
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mapera (208) may also be a first name.

Mapera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapera is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mapera.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 428,665th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,052,852 people. The last name Mapera is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mapera are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 627,410th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 208 people.

The surname Mapera is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 459 people, or 1 in 115,341. In Tanzania Mapera is most frequent in: Katavi Region, where 48 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 27 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mapera is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapeera9244/
Maepera9214/
Maipera927/
Maspera925/
Mapeura923/
Maphera922/
Mahpera922/
Maperra921/
Maaipera8614/
Maupeyra861/
Mapira837,775/
Mapara833,753/
Mopera83509/
Mapere83193/
Maperi83106/
Mapora8336/
Mapero8320/
Mepera831/
Maspeyrat8012/
Mahapetra801/
Maspereau800/
Maspero773,058/
Mahpara77785/
Masperi77602/
Maipere7758/
Maipira7739/
Mhepera7727/
Maipara7725/
Meapara7723/
Mapfere7719/
Mapirah7718/
Maphira7716/
Mhapara7714/
Maspira7711/
Mahpira779/
Maapara778/
Maphere778/
Mahperi775/
Maphara775/
Maparaa775/
Maaperä774/
Maepara774/
Maparau773/
Maiperi773/
Maypira773/
Mapiere773/
Mappara772/
Maphora772/
Maperou772/
Mhapira772/
Mapfira772/
Mapaara771/
Maparaj771/
Mapeari771/
Mazpira771/
Maperyo771/
Mappere771/
Mapeure771/
Mopeira771/
Mapitra771/
Maparah771/
Mapaira771/
Maapira771/
Mapeeri771/
Mappeare7174/
Mahapara7172/
Mapfaira7138/
Masperot7112/
Mapparah7111/
Mappeari719/
Maperosh714/
Maspeyre714/
Mmaphere713/
Maaipara711/
Maparaha711/
Maperhey711/
Maphirat711/
Mapperre711/
Masperro710/
Mapiri671,536/
Mopero67329/
Maparo67277/
Mapiro67224/
Maporo6770/
Mapire6734/
Maspeyrot6720/
Mopara6711/
Mopere677/
Mopira674/
Mahapitra674/
Mahahpara671/
Mepara671/
Machpirah671/
Masperrer671/
Mahapetro671/
Mahaparah671/
Mepora671/

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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 Mapera
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