Mapofu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mapofu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mapofu Last Name Facts

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

Mapofu occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapofu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Mapofu are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,859,560. In Zimbabwe Mapofu is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 25 percent reside and Matabeleland South Province, where 25 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphofu923/
Maapofu921/
Mapefu8314/
Mopofu832/
Maphafu773/
Mapefou771/
Mapaphu624/
Mopophu621/
Maphaphu57168/
Maphephu5744/
Mophaphu572/
Mapaaphu571/
Maphauphau5034/
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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 Mapofu
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