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 surname Mapia (Georgian: მაფია) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Mapiá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 528,243rd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,888,329 people. Mapia occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Mapia are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 37 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 517,703rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 291 people.

The surname Mapia is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 36,401. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Enga, where 38 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 20 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.

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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  • 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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