Mapikwa Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Mapikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mapikwa (98) may also be a first name.
Mapikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mapikwa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapikwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Mapikwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapikwa reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 98 people.
It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphikwa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mapaikwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mapekwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mapukwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapikwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapfukwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapugwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mopikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muopukwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moopekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mophikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphekua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphugwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapuqua | 57 | 9 | / |
| Mapigue | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mapiguey | 53 | 21 | / |
| Mapigoue | 53 | 11 | / |
| Mapiegue | 53 | 2 | / |
| Meepikuo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mapiquet | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maiphegui | 50 | 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 Mapikwa
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