Mapia Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mapia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2241:36,4014,348
Thailand1381:511,87289,138
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Gabon41:472,2983,618
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Mapiá (1) are calculated separately.

Mapia (291) may also be a first name.

Mapia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapia (Georgian: მაფია) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Mapiá. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 528,243rd most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Mapia live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mapia is also the 517,703rd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 291 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 36,401. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 38 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 20 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Mapia Last Name Statistics demography

Mapia earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.26% less than the national average, earning R 103,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapiá931/
Mapiah9129/
Maphia9127/
Maspia918/
Mahpia917/
Mapias916/
Mapija912/
Maapia912/
Mappia911/
Mapioa911/
Maupia911/
Mahpiah8320/
Mapaiya8312/
Maphias8311/
Mahapia836/
Mapuija831/
Mashpia831/
Mapegia831/
Mappiah831/
Mopia801,575/
Mapya801,015/
Mapea80810/
Mapio80183/
Mepia8030/
Mahpijah776/
Mahapiah776/
Mahaphia772/
Mapaaiya771/
Mapahaia771/
Maphuiya771/
Matphias771/
Mopiha731,392/
Maapea73951/
Moupia73320/
Mapiot73190/
Maphea73168/
Maphio73146/
Mmapea7383/
Meupia7363/
Mopiap7347/
Mapeea7334/
Muipia7327/
Moepia7325/
Maipio7320/
Maepio7316/
Meapea736/
Moipia733/
Mapeah733/
Maipya733/
Maphya732/
Maepya732/
Mapeha732/
Maupya731/
Moppia731/
Mapios731/
Maapja731/
Mapfya731/
Meepia731/
Mapheha6721/
Maphios6718/
Mapheea6713/
Moephia678/
Maephio676/
Maapeha676/
Maapeea676/
Mapaiyo672/
Mahapea672/
Mapijio671/
Mapihot671/
Mapaaya671/
Mapoyio671/
Maaphea671/
Moodpia671/
Moupiha671/
Mophiad671/
Mapfios671/
Meephia671/

Mapia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapia in the Georgian language
მაფიაmapia-

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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
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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 Mapia
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