Mapesi Surname
Approximately 764 people bear this surname
Mapesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 472 | 1:112,164 | 10,800 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mapesi (89) may also be a first name.
Mapesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapesi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapesi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 446,308th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,538,673 people. Mapesi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapesi are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 89 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 112,164. In Tanzania Mapesi is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 59 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 38 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 34 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphesi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapeesi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapezi | 83 | 220 | / |
| Mapisi | 83 | 132 | / |
| Mapese | 83 | 45 | / |
| Mopesi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mapegi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mapeji | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mapeci | 83 | 2 | / |
| Maipisi | 77 | 65 | / |
| Maapisi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mapease | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maphisi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mapeaji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mmapisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapegia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapeici | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maipezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapeize | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapuisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mappease | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mahapisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapeza | 67 | 519 | / |
| Mapigi | 67 | 255 | / |
| Mapise | 67 | 188 | / |
| Mopese | 67 | 137 | / |
| Mapiza | 67 | 104 | / |
| Mopisi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mapici | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mapizi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mapice | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mapiji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mapige | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mapege | 67 | 6 | / |
| Matphisit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mapeje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapeze | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mapesi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis