Mapeto Surname

167,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mapeto Surname Definition:

Mapeto is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: last born.

Mapeto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,3851:12,3601,927
Zimbabwe6831:22,6043,404
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mapeto (286) may also be a first name.

Mapeto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mapeto is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: last born.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mapeto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapeto is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mapeto.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapeto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 167,036th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,813,724 people. The last name Mapeto is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapeto reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 523,065th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 286 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,385 people, or 1 in 12,360. Excluding Malawi Mapeto occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.

Mapeto Last Name Statistics demography

Mapeto earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.15% less than the national average, earning R 59,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapheto923,975/
Mapetto9213/
Mapetho923/
Mmapheto86103/
Maphetho8644/
Maphetoa861/
Mapietou861/
Mapeta831,611/
Mapito83197/
Mapoto83161/
Mopeto831/
Mepeto831/
Mmaphetho801/
Mmaphetoa801/
'Maphetho801/
Maphoto773,623/
Maspeta7733/
Mapheta7726/
Mapatho7723/
Mapaeta7711/
Mapotou7710/
Mapotho776/
Mapieta772/
Mapetta772/
Mapatoi771/
Mapeteu771/
Mopetoa771/
Mmapeta771/
Maphito771/
Maepato771/
Mapatou771/
Maiphoto71161/
Maphotho7185/
Maphetha7136/
Mahapato716/
Maphatho712/
Maphyoto711/
Maspetta711/
Moupetou711/
Maphotoi711/
Mmapheta711/
Mapata671,898/
Mapota671,516/
Mopoto671,187/
Mapita67305/
Mopito6798/
Mopeta6713/
Mahapetha671/
Mahapatho671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mapeto
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