Mapima Surname
Approximately 400 people bear this surname
Mapima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 363 | 1:145,845 | 13,314 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mapima (13) may also be a first name.
Mapima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapima (Oriya: ମପିମା) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 726,304th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapima are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name on earth, borne by 13 people.
Mapima is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 145,845. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 62 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 34 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapimha | 92 | 91 | / |
| Mappima | 92 | 5 | / |
| Maipimai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mapuma | 83 | 1,196 | / |
| Mapema | 83 | 782 | / |
| Mapimo | 83 | 55 | / |
| Mepima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mopima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapimi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maiphimai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maphuma | 77 | 132 | / |
| Mapfuma | 77 | 62 | / |
| Mapumha | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mopimai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mapieme | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mapfimo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mapumaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehpima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moppima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapimou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapiemo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maapuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapumah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapfema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motpima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahpayma | 71 | 72 | / |
| Mopaimea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maipumma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mophimai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahpeyma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mappimey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphumha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meepimai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhopimai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mopimi | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mapemo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mapeme | 67 | 19 | / |
| Maiphumma | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mapumo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Meephimai | 67 | 5 | / |
Mapima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mapima in the Oriya language | ||
| ମପିମା | mapima | - |
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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 Mapima
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