Mapondera Surname

96,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapondera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapondera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,2021:4,821461
Malawi1,6731:10,2331,583
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Mapondera (46) may also be a first name.

Mapondera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapondera is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapondera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mapondera is the 96,669th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,481,811 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapondera reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mapondera is also the 1,484,914th most common first name globally It is held by 46 people.

The surname Mapondera is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 3,202 people, or 1 in 4,821. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 44 percent reside, Harare Province, where 16 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Mapondera occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Mapondera
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