Maponda Surname

371,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maponda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maponda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6741:22,9053,459
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Zambia491:323,46817,649
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Maponda (75) may also be a first name.

Maponda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maponda occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Maponda.

How Common Is The Last Name Maponda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 371,870th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,551,861 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maponda reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maponda is also the 1,116,575th most common forename on earth, borne by 75 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 674 people, or 1 in 22,905. In Zimbabwe Maponda is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 39 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Midlands Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphonda93335/
Mapunda86112,643/
Mapanda864,095/
Mapondo862,748/
Maponde861,371/
Moponda86219/
Mapondi866/
Maphanda80280/
Maphondo80131/
Mapfunda8023/
Mapondje804/
Maphunda804/
Mapoendo801/
Maspondi801/
Mapuinda801/
Maapunda801/
Mapandah801/
Maphonde801/
Mabpondo801/
Mapondou801/
Mahapanda751/
Mapande716,009/
Mapandi712,843/
Mapando711,205/
Mopondo71713/
Mopondi71563/
Mapundi71535/
Mapundo71370/
Mapunde71251/
Moponde71109/
Mopanda7170/
Mopunda715/
Mapandy711/
Mapfoundou711/
Mouphounda711/
Mapfunde671,219/
Mabpandi6786/
Moupondo6748/
Maipandi6731/
Mahpandi6716/
Mabpundo6715/
Maspandi6714/
Maphande6714/
Mapandey6712/
Mepondou6711/
Mapandje6711/
Mapandie677/
Maipande677/
Meipanda675/
Mophondo674/
Maspande674/
Mapfundo672/
Mapaundi672/
Mapfundi671/
Maupande671/
Matpunde671/
Mabpundi671/
Mapundje671/
Maphundi671/

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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
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  • 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 Maponda
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