Mapondo Surname

158,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mapondo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,4121:12,1241,884
Zimbabwe8161:18,9192,808
Tanzania1491:355,31326,378
Zambia1271:124,8039,426
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mapondo (115) may also be a first name.

Mapondo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapondo is most common in Malawi. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapondo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 158,854th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,651,945 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapondo are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 115 people.

The last name Mapondo is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 1,412 people, or 1 in 12,124. Not including Malawi it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Mapondo Last Name Statistics demography

Mapondo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.75% less than the national average, earning R 60,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphondo93131/
Mapondou931/
Mapoendo931/
Mabpondo931/
Mapando861,205/
Maponda86965/
Mopondo86713/
Mapundo86370/
Mapfoundou821/
Maphonda80335/
Moupondo8048/
Mabpundo8015/
Mepondou8011/
Mophondo804/
Mapfundo802/
Mepoundou751/
Mopoundou751/
Mapunda71112,643/
Mapanda714,095/
Moponda71219/
Maphanda67280/
Mapfunda6723/
Maphunda674/
Mapuinda671/
Mapandah671/
Maapunda671/
Moiphando631/
Mahapanda631/
Mouphounda591/
Mopanda5770/
Mopunda575/
Meipanda535/

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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 Mapondo
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