Mapipo Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mapipo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapipo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1721:92,1517,541
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mapipo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapipo is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapipo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 914,967th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. Mapipo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapipo reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mapipo is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 92,151. In Zambia Mapipo is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 65 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 30 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Zambia Mapipo is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapaipo921/
Mapaipou861/
Mapipa831,528/
Mapepo83166/
Mopipo8334/
Mapupo8313/
Mapepoh7710/
Maphipa7710/
Mapipha7710/
Mapipat771/
Maphipha7149/
Maspipah7126/
Mahapipa7117/
Maphupho718/
Mapepa672,393/
Mapupa67826/
Maphiphat6740/
Mopepo6710/
Maphepa62198/
Maphupa6225/
Mapfupa6214/
Mapepha6211/
Mapubpa621/
Mapupha621/
Mappupa621/
Mapepah621/
Maphupha57607/
Maphepha57166/
Mahpupah5730/
Mapfupah571/

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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
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  • 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 Mapipo
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