Mapontela Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mapontela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapontela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mapontela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapontela is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapontela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapontela is the 3,485,539th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapontela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 511,288. In Zambia Mapontela is most frequent in: Central Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Zambia Mapontela is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 3 percent are found.

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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 Mapontela
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