Maperu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maperu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maperu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Maperu (11) may also be a first name.

Maperu Last Name Facts

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

Maperu is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Maperu.

How Common Is The Last Name Maperu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maperu reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The last name Maperu is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Maperu is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maperou922/
Maparu831,909/
Maporu836/
Moperu833/
Maphoru77675/
Maparau773/
Maparru771/
Mopperu771/
Mapharu771/
Maphiru771/
Mahaparu7195/
Mopiru671/
Moparru621/
Mophoru621/

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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 Maperu
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