Mapetu Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mapetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mapetu (70) may also be a first name.

Mapetu Last Name Facts

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

Mapetu is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapetu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mapetu is the 2,034,059th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapetu live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapetu is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 70 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent are found, Gauteng, where 14 percent are found and North West, where 14 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Mapetu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 48 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Mapetu Last Name Statistics demography

Mapetu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.75% less than the national average, earning R 81,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphetu9215/
Mapethu922/
Mapeteu921/
Maphethu8619/
Mmaphetu862/
Mapietou861/
Mapeteux861/
Mapatu83128/
Mapitu8331/
Mapotu8322/
Mepetu831/
Maphatu77119/
Mapitux7712/
Mapotou7710/
Maphotu772/
Mapatou771/
Mapitau771/
Mephetu771/
Mappatau7160/
Moupetou711/
Mopotu673,766/
Mopatu67286/
Mepattu621/

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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 Mapetu
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