Maposa Surname

23,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maposa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maposa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe19,1541:80633
Zambia1,5131:10,4761,205
South Africa1,4851:36,4834,676
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Botswana4581:4,775730
England1141:488,75531,416
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Maposa (247) may also be a first name.

Maposa Last Name Facts

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

Maposa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maposa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maposa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maposa is the 23,035th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 309,621 people. Maposa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maposa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maposa is also the 567,531st most common first name world-wide, held by 247 people.

Maposa is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 19,154 people, or 1 in 806. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 34 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 17 percent live and Harare Province, where 12 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Maposa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Maposa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.82% less than the national average, earning R 154,896 per year; in United States they earn 38.92% less than the national average, earning $26,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $54,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphosa9238,607/
Maposah92151/
Maposha9287/
Mapossa9253/
Mapotsa928/
Mahposa922/
Maposia922/
Mapoisa921/
Mapoosa921/
Maphotsa8680/
Maphosha8652/
Maphossa8622/
Mapoissa8616/
Maphosah8612/
Maaphosa865/
Maphoisa864/
Maphosaa861/
Mapotsha861/
Mapphosa861/
Mapoessa861/
Mmapotsa861/
Mapesa838,910/
Mapasa834,488/
Maposo83219/
Moposa83151/
Mapusa83140/
Mapose8350/
Mapoza839/
Maposi835/
Mapoja832/
Maposse7716,168/
Maphasa771,899/
Maphoso771,690/
Maputsa77478/
Mapotse77316/
Mapasha77270/
Mapusha77185/
Maapesa77181/
Mapusia77120/
Mapussa77100/
Mapassa7782/
Maphesa7751/
Mapaesa7750/
Mapotsi7739/
Maphose7737/
Maposhe7735/
Maposhi7734/
Maipose7733/
Maposho7731/
Mapessa7727/
Maphoza7716/
Mapfasa7715/
Mapeesa7715/
Mapatsa779/
Mappasa776/
Mapotso775/
Mopossa774/
Madpasa773/
Mophosa773/
Mapasay773/
Maposso773/
Maipoza772/
Maphoja772/
Maphusa772/
Mapasai772/
Maypusa771/
Maposei771/
Mapozha771/
Maepesa771/
Maapasa771/
Mapusad771/
Mapasia771/
Maipoca771/
Maphosho71483/
Maphasha7134/
Mopoussa7125/
Maphoshi7121/
Maupasha7118/
Maphoshe7118/
Maphaesa7110/
Mahapasa716/
Maphosse716/
'Maapesa715/
Muiposha714/
Maipasha713/
Maaipasa713/
Maapasha713/
Maputsha712/
Maspasha711/
Maaapesa711/
Maphotsi711/
Mapousso711/
Maipossi711/
'Mapotso711/
Mapotsho711/
Mapposse711/
Maphesha711/
Maphooso711/
Maphotja711/
Maphotse711/
Maphutsa711/
Mapochai711/
Mapasi671,596/
Mapeza67519/
Mapuza67446/
Mopasa67272/
Mapeso67248/
Mapaso67192/
Mopose67185/
Mapaci67180/
Mopesa67110/
Mapusi6780/
Mapazi6759/
Mapuso6749/
Mapaze6749/
Mapozi6738/
Mopoza6735/
Mapaza6729/
Mapoze6724/
Mopusa6723/
Moposo6722/
Mapase6712/
Mapaca6710/
Moupoussa6710/
Mapozo679/
Mapuse678/
Mapazo674/
Mapaco674/
Mmaphosho674/
Maphutsha673/
Mepesa672/
Mapuzo671/
Meposo671/
Matphotsi671/
Mahahpasa671/
Mapasy671/
Maipoussi671/
Moposi671/
Muiphosha671/
Mepasa671/
Mapaxa671/

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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 Maposa
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