Mapetese Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Mapetese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 442 | 1:34,928 | 5,388 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mapetese (12) may also be a first name.
Mapetese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapetese Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapetese is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapetese? popularity and diffusion
It is the 674,066th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name Mapetese occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapetese are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name internationally, held by 12 people.
Mapetese is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 34,928. In Zimbabwe Mapetese is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 60 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 14 percent are found and Harare Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mapetese
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