Mapewa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Mapewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mapewa (27) may also be a first name.
Mapewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapewa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mapewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Mapewa is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Mapewa live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapewa is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 27 people.
The surname Mapewa is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Mapewa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapeiwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mapewua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapewah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapeswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mappaewa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mappeawa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Matphewa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mapawa | 83 | 146 | / |
| Mapiwa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Mapeba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mapewo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapeva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapewy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapheba | 77 | 65 | / |
| Mhopewa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Mapfiwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Maphiwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mapaeva | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mapieva | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mapeeva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mapfawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maapeba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapajwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapivea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapiswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapewoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maepeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapeewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maipiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphiswa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maipihwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapava | 67 | 1,464 | / |
| Mopiwa | 67 | 578 | / |
| Mapowo | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mapawo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mapeve | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mapiva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mapiwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mopeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mapevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapebe | 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 Mapewa
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