Mapoma Surname
Approximately 2,041 people bear this surname
Mapoma Surname Definition:
Mapoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: waterfalls.
Mapoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,069 | 1:14,827 | 1,692 |
| South Africa | 928 | 1:58,381 | 7,398 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mapoma (73) may also be a first name.
Mapoma Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mapoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: waterfalls.
Mapoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: belonging to the waterfalls.
Mapoma Demographics
Average Mapoma Salary in
United States
$51,944 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mapoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapoma is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapoma? popularity and diffusion
Mapoma is the 203,812th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,570,576 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mapoma reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mapoma is also the 1,134,117th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 73 people.
This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,069 people, or 1 in 14,827. In Zambia Mapoma is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 34 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live and Luapula Province, where 18 percent live. Outside of Zambia it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 45 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Mapoma Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mapoma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.93% less than the national average, earning R 166,512 per year and in United States they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning $51,944 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphoma | 92 | 107 | / |
| Mapomea | 92 | 24 | / |
| Mapouma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapomga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapomah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapoumea | 86 | 6 | / |
| Maipomea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maphooma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapuma | 83 | 1,196 | / |
| Mapema | 83 | 782 | / |
| Mapama | 83 | 59 | / |
| Mapome | 83 | 31 | / |
| Mapomo | 83 | 27 | / |
| Maupome | 77 | 501 | / |
| Maphuma | 77 | 132 | / |
| Mapfuma | 77 | 62 | / |
| Mapumha | 77 | 22 | / |
| Maupomé | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mapomie | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mapamha | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maepama | 77 | 7 | / |
| Maphomo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maphama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maphome | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maapuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapoume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphomy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapamay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapumaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapfema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapumah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maupoume | 71 | 38 | / |
| Maphomey | 71 | 37 | / |
| Maphamga | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mahapama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maupoumé | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maipumma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mapahama | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mapomich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphomie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphumha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maspaama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapamo | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mapume | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mapame | 67 | 74 | / |
| Mapemo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Maiphumma | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mapami | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mapumo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mapfoumou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matpoomee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mopomo | 67 | 1 | / |
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