Mapiso Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mapiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1151:70,9029,258
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mapiso (15) may also be a first name.

Mapiso Last Name Facts

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

Mapiso occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapiso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mapiso is the 1,380,086th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Mapiso are found; 72 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 72 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name globally, held by 15 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 70,902. In Papua New Guinea Mapiso is mostly found in: Enga, where 89 percent are found, National Capital District, where 9 percent are found and Central, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapitso929/
Mapisos923/
Mapeiso921/
Maphiso921/
Mapitsop8611/
Mmapitso861/
'Mapitso861/
Mapissou861/
Mapisa834,502/
Mapeso83248/
Mapuso8349/
Mopiso8321/
Mapico838/
Maphisa774,682/
Mapesos77282/
Mapitsa77202/
Mapaisa7737/
Mapisha778/
Mapisah776/
Mappeso774/
Mapissa772/
Mapheso772/
Maipisa772/
Mapisia772/
Mapesho772/
Mapoisa771/
Maphuso771/
Mapetso771/
Maipeso771/
Mapicho771/
Mapesco771/
Mapitsha71232/
Mmapitsa71105/
Mapoissa7116/
Maphoisa714/
Maphaisa713/
Mahpusoh713/
Maphitsa711/
Mapeshoa711/
Maphetso711/
Mapesa678,910/
Mapusa67140/
Mapiza67104/
Maphitsha6733/
Mepisa6712/
Mapica676/
Mepuso674/
Mapija672/
Mapeco671/
Maiphetso671/
Mapuzo671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mapiso
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis