Mapeta Surname

246,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7751:19,9202,968
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zambia1281:123,8289,362
South Africa931:582,55644,854
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
Botswana721:30,3746,067
England271:2,063,63279,942
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mapeta (37) may also be a first name.

Mapeta Last Name Facts

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

Mapeta is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mapeta.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapeta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 246,797th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,523,616 people. The last name Mapeta is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mapeta live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.

Mapeta is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 775 people, or 1 in 19,920. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 39 percent reside, Harare Province, where 26 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Malawi, where 8 percent reside.

Mapeta Last Name Statistics demography

Mapeta earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.83% less than the national average, earning R 157,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maspeta9233/
Mapheta9226/
Mapaeta9211/
Mapetta922/
Mapieta922/
Mmapeta921/
Mapetea921/
Maphetha8636/
Mmapheta861/
Maphetoa861/
Maspetta861/
Mapeto832,590/
Mapata831,898/
Mapota831,516/
Mapete831,160/
Mapita83305/
Mapeti83115/
Mopeta8313/
Mmaphetoa801/
Mahapetha801/
Mapheto773,975/
Mapatha77548/
Mappeti77185/
Mapista77142/
Mapaita7781/
Maphata7778/
Maphete7761/
Mapatta7730/
Maipata7727/
Maupeti7727/
Mapotha7723/
Mapatai7723/
Maphita7722/
Maipeti7715/
Maipete7714/
Mapetto7713/
Mapeati777/
Maspita777/
Mmapita776/
Mapethe774/
Maepata774/
Maapata774/
Mapetho773/
Mapeter773/
Maphota772/
Mapetti772/
Mapetey771/
Mapeteu771/
Mapitad771/
Mapitau771/
Mapodta771/
Mhapata771/
Mahpata771/
Mahpita771/
Mopetoa771/
Mapetje771/
Mahupete71228/
Maupetit71113/
Mmapheto71103/
Mahapata7174/
Mappatau7160/
Maphetho7144/
Mappaita7121/
Maphotha7118/
Maphatha7118/
Moospeta719/
Maphatay719/
Maphatai717/
Maphethi714/
Maphitha713/
Maaipata713/
Maupatea712/
Maphatah711/
Maipette711/
Mapietou711/
Maspetit711/
Madpetti711/
Maapaata711/
Mapiti67741/
Mopita67636/
Mopete67255/
Mapito67197/
Mapoto67161/
Mapite67122/
Mopata6765/
Mapity6765/
Mopota6756/
Mahapatta678/
Mahapatha675/
Mopeti672/
Mopeto671/
Mepita671/
Mepeto671/
'Maphetho671/
Mmaphetho671/

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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 Mapeta
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