Mapota Surname

259,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho6541:3,108521
South Africa2771:195,58721,102
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Zimbabwe1151:134,24617,609
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mapota (167) may also be a first name.

Mapota Last Name Facts

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

Mapota is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapota? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mapota is the 259,335th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,807,088 people. The last name Mapota occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapota are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mapota is also the 708,111th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 167 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 3,108. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 25 percent reside, Maseru District, where 22 percent reside and Mohale's Hoek District, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Gabon, where 17 percent reside.

Mapota Last Name Statistics demography

Mapota earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning R 191,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapotha9223/
Maphota922/
Mapodta921/
Maphotha8618/
Maipouta861/
Mapata831,898/
Mapeta831,611/
Maputa83803/
Mapote83688/
Mapoti83165/
Mapoto83161/
Mopota8356/
Maphoto773,623/
Mapatha77548/
Maphuta77153/
Mapatot77108/
Maphata7778/
Maphote7753/
Mapatta7730/
Mapfuta7729/
Maipata7727/
Mopouta7727/
Mapheta7726/
Mapatai7723/
Mapotyi7714/
Mapotje7713/
Mapaeta7711/
Mapotou7710/
Mapotho776/
Maputha775/
Maapata774/
Maepata774/
Maspata773/
Mmapoti773/
Maipoti772/
Mapetta772/
Madpata771/
Mapasta771/
Mhapata771/
Motpota771/
Maaputa771/
Maputay771/
Maputoa771/
Mapatad771/
Mapetea771/
Maphoti771/
Mahpata771/
Mmapeta771/
Mepouta771/
Mapothe771/
Maiputa771/
Mapotie770/
Maphutha714,662/
Maiphoto71161/
Mapother7190/
Maphotho7185/
Mahapata7174/
Mappatau7160/
Maphetha7136/
Masputah7127/
Maphothi7125/
Maphatha7118/
Maipothi7113/
Maphatas719/
Maphatay719/
Maphatai717/
Madputah715/
Maaipata713/
Maphatat713/
Maphothe713/
Maupatea712/
Maiposte712/
Maipouti712/
Mapautha712/
Maapaata711/
Maupoite711/
Mapattad711/
Maphatah711/
Mapouthe711/
Mapoutou711/
Moipouta711/
Maphotoi711/
Mapathga711/
Mmapheta711/
Mapeto672,590/
Maputi672,390/
Mapute671,993/
Mopoto671,187/
Mapati67756/
Mapato67613/
Mapate67207/
Maputy6787/
Maypother6766/
Mopata6765/
Maspataud6738/
Mopoti6734/
Maputo6723/
Mopeta6713/
Maphuthot6713/
Mahapatta678/
Mahapatha675/
Maaputaha673/
Maphataph673/
Mahapatap671/
Mahapetha671/
Moputa671/
Mopote671/
Mapaty671/
Maypotter670/
Maypottee670/

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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 Mapota
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