Mapini Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mapini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3011:179,99219,765
Zimbabwe1601:96,48913,660
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mapini (36) may also be a first name.

Mapini Last Name Facts

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

Mapini (Oriya: ମାପିନୀ) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapini? popularity and diffusion

It is the 484,164th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,607,782 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapini live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapini is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 36 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 179,992. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa Mapini occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Mapini Last Name Statistics demography

Mapini earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning R 93,384 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphini92847/
Mapinyi9293/
Mapinai9240/
Mapingi927/
Mapinit925/
Mapaini924/
Maphinit8635/
Maphaini861/
Mapaingi861/
Mapeni83332/
Mapine8377/
Mopini8327/
Mapiny832/
Mapinge77270/
Moupini77155/
Mapinoa77103/
Maupeni7736/
Mopinai7721/
Mapione7717/
Mopingi774/
Mophini772/
Mapheni772/
Maphine772/
Maapine771/
Maupine771/
Mapfeni771/
Mapinea771/
Maipine771/
Mapiene771/
Mapeiny771/
Mapegni771/
Mapaina771/
Maypine771/
Mapines771/
Mahaphinit751/
Meupinyi7113/
Meupinhi712/
Masphine711/
Mahpiena711/
Mapena672,503/
Mopeni6744/
Mapene6742/
Maipeigne671/
Maipaigne671/
Mopine671/

Mapini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapini in the Oriya language
ମାପିନୀmapini-

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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 Mapini
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