Mapila Surname
Approximately 1,878 people bear this surname
Mapila Surname Definition:
Mapila is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: millet.
Mapila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 863 | 1:19,837 | 3,086 |
| Tanzania | 399 | 1:132,686 | 12,381 |
| South Africa | 269 | 1:201,404 | 21,575 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Zimbabwe | 89 | 1:173,463 | 21,090 |
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Taiwan | 25 | 1:937,790 | 6,555 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mapila (71) may also be a first name.
Mapila Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mapila is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: millet.
Mapila Demographics
Average Mapila Salary in
United States
$35,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mapila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapila (Georgian: მაფილა, Marathi: मपीला) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapila? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 218,177th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,880,482 people. The last name Mapila occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mapila are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequent given name internationally, held by 71 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 19,837. Outside of Malawi Mapila exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Mapila Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mapila earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 29.73% less than the national average, earning R 166,980 per year and in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mapila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mapila in the Georgian language | ||
| მაფილა | mapila | - |
| Mapila in the Marathi language | ||
| मपीला | mapila | - |
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Footnotes
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