Mapolu Surname
Approximately 1,589 people bear this surname
Mapolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,548 | 1:34,200 | 3,995 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 | 1:19,334 | 3,744 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mapolu (156) may also be a first name.
Mapolu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapolu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapolu is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapolu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 249,745th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,586,247 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mapolu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 156 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,548 people, or 1 in 34,200. In Tanzania Mapolu is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 18 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 18 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matpollu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mapelu | 83 | 235 | / |
| Mopolu | 83 | 230 | / |
| Mapulu | 83 | 184 | / |
| Mapalu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Mopoliu | 77 | 104 | / |
| Maphalu | 77 | 101 | / |
| Maphulu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Maupelu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mapalou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maapalu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mapalus | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maipalu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moupolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapaalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapfulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matpalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moepolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mohpolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphullu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motpotlu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapalaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moipolui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matpulus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mopulu | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mepelu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maheepalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Mapalou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mepalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapuloe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mopuliu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mopoloe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Meipalu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mopalaus | 57 | 7 | / |
| Moupelou | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mopuloud | 57 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mapolu
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