Mapilo Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mapilo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa621:873,83457,209
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mapilo (13) may also be a first name.

Mapilo Last Name Facts

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

Mapilo (Georgian: მაფილო) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mapilo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapilo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,994,173rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Mapilo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapilo are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name internationally, held by 13 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 873,834. In South Africa Mapilo is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 15 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Mapilo Last Name Statistics demography

Mapilo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.77% less than the national average, earning R 195,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapilot92116/
Maphilo922/
Mapailo922/
Mapilgou861/
Mapila831,878/
Mapelo83288/
Mapulo83124/
Mopilo831/
Maphiello801/
Mapaila771,060/
Maipelo77641/
Maphila77371/
Maphelo77178/
Mapilya77145/
Mopailo7738/
Maupulo7722/
Mmapelo7721/
Mappila7712/
Maapila776/
Mapuloh775/
Maapelo774/
Mapuila774/
Mapiela772/
Mapilau772/
Mapitla772/
Moipilo771/
Maphulo771/
Maphuila7121/
Mapaaila7117/
Mahupulo7113/
Maphaila716/
Maphiela715/
Maphehlo713/
Maphetlo712/
Maphiola711/
Maphello711/
Mmaphulo711/
Mapheelo711/
Maapeelo711/
Maphihla711/
Mapula676,262/
Mapela673,048/
Mopila67350/
Mopelo67128/
Mahpulloh675/
Mahapeloa674/
Mepelo674/
Maiphetlo673/
Mapheello673/

Mapilo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapilo in the Georgian language
მაფილოmapilo-

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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 Mapilo
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