Mapezi Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mapezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mapezi (14) may also be a first name.

Mapezi Last Name Facts

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

Mapezi occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapezi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,108,016th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapezi reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name in the world, held by 14 people.

It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Beside Malawi Mapezi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maipezi921/
Mapesi83764/
Mapeza83519/
Mapazi8359/
Mapozi8338/
Mapizi8315/
Mapegi8310/
Mapeji835/
Mapeci832/
Mapeze831/
Mapessi77442/
Mapedza77358/
Mapedze77216/
Maphazi77191/
Mapechi7746/
Mapheza7731/
Mapodzi7713/
Mapetsi7711/
Mapeshi774/
Mapeaji772/
Mapegia771/
Mapecit771/
Maphesi771/
Mapazie771/
Mapieza771/
Mapfizi771/
Mapeesi771/
Mapeize771/
Maposei771/
Mapeici771/
Mapetshi7135/
Maphadzi714/
Maphiozi711/
Mapfedza711/
Mapesa678,910/
Mapisa674,502/
Mapasi671,596/
Mapigi67255/
Mapise67188/
Mapisi67132/
Mapiza67104/
Mapose6750/
Mapaze6749/
Mapese6745/
Mapoze6724/
Mopesi6722/
Mapici6721/
Mapase6712/
Mapice678/
Mapiji677/
Mapige676/
Mapica676/
Mapege676/
Maposi675/
Mapeje671/
Mapixe671/

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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
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  • 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 Mapezi
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