Mapiza Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mapiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia511:310,78317,285
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mapiza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapiza (Georgian: მაფიზა) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapiza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Mapiza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Mapiza live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 310,783. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 59 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 37 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 2 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.

Mapiza Last Name Statistics demography

Mapiza earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.57% less than the national average, earning R 31,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfiza9256/
Maphiza9221/
Mapieza921/
Mapfidza86454/
Mapidzha864/
Maphidza863/
Mapisa834,502/
Mapeza83519/
Mapuza83446/
Mepiza8331/
Mapizi8315/
Mapica836/
Mapija832/
Mopiza831/
Maphidzha802/
Mapfiodza801/
Maphisa774,682/
Mepieza77619/
Mapedza77358/
Mapitsa77202/
Maphuza7754/
Maepeza7744/
Mapaisa7737/
Mapitja7732/
Mapheza7731/
Mapicha7717/
Mapisha778/
Maipica777/
Mapisah776/
Mepeiza775/
Maipisa772/
Mahpuza772/
Mapisia772/
Mapissa772/
Mapaica772/
Mapuija771/
Maphica771/
Mepizza771/
Mapeize771/
Mapudza771/
Mapoisa771/
Mapfizi771/
Mapegia771/
Mapitsha71232/
Mapiscay71226/
Mapfudza71169/
Mmapitsa71105/
Mahpuzah7118/
Mapoissa7116/
Maphitja718/
Mahpijah716/
Maphoisa714/
Mapaaica713/
Maphaisa713/
Mapfedza711/
Mmapitja711/
Maphitsa711/
Maphiozi711/
Mapitsoa711/
Mapesa678,910/
Mapesi67764/
Mapigi67255/
Mapezi67220/
Mapise67188/
Mapiso67159/
Mapusa67140/
Mapisi67132/
Maphidzhe6754/
Maphitsha6733/
Mapici6721/
Mepisa6712/
Mapegi6710/
Mapice678/
Mapico678/
Mapiji677/
Mapige676/
Mapeji675/
Maphichai674/
Mapeci672/
Mapuzo671/
Maypidcha671/
Mapeja671/
Mapeze671/
Maphitcha671/
Mepeza671/

Mapiza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapiza in the Georgian language
მაფიზაmapiza-

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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 Mapiza
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