Mapitu Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Mapitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mapitu Last Name Facts

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

Mapitu occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapitu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Mapitu live; 77 percent live in Oceania Islands and 77 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Mapitu is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 79 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 21 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapitux9212/
Mapitau921/
Mapietou861/
Maputu83341/
Mapetu8385/
Maphutu77120/
Maphetu7715/
Mahputu775/
Mapethu772/
Maiputu771/
Mayputu771/
Mapeteu771/
Maphuthu7148/
Maphethu7119/
Mmaphetu712/
Mapeteux711/
Moputu67151/
Mepetu671/
Mophutu621/
Mephetu621/
Moupetou571/

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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 Mapitu
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