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
The surname Mapima (Oriya: ମପିମା) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mapima is the 726,304th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. The surname 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. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 13 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 145,845. In Tanzania Mapima is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 62 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 34 percent live and Arusha Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Tanzania Mapima occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
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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