Mapiku Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapiku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapiku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2481:62,2519,387
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Mapiku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapiku is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mapiku.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapiku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 996,001st most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name Mapiku is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapiku live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mapiku is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 62,251. In Zimbabwe Mapiku is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 61 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 31 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maupiku9214/
Mapikou9210/
Mapiekou861/
Mapuku831,952/
Mapeku8376/
Mepiku831/
Mapfuku777/
Mapheku772/
Mapekou772/
Maphuku772/
Mepikou771/
Mapukhu771/
Maphukhu714/
Maiphuku711/
Mepiekou711/
Mopeku67417/
Mopuku67239/
Mophuku621/
Mopikoe621/

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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 Mapiku
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