Mapokela Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mapokela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapokela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1081:490,20032,950
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Mapokela Last Name Facts

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

Mapokela is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mapokela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapokela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Mapokela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapokela are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Mapokela is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 490,200. In Tanzania Mapokela is primarily concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 99 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Mapokela Last Name Statistics demography

Mapokela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.48% less than the national average, earning R 36,888 per year.

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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 Mapokela
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