Where Does The Last Name Mapima Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Mapima (Oriya: ମପିମା) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapima? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Mapima is the 726,304^th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. Mapima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapima live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mapima is also the 3,159,357^th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 145,845. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 62 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 34 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.