Mapove Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mapove Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia241:100,3928,948
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mapove Last Name Facts

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

Mapove is held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mapove.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapove? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Mapove occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapove reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 100,392. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Oshana Region, where 88 percent reside, Kavango East Region, where 4 percent reside and Kavango West Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Namibia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapovhe921/
Mapowe8323/
Mapeve8313/
Mapobe837/
Mapoube7713/
Maipave777/
Mapuova771/
Mapouwe771/
Mapoweh771/
Maphovi771/
Maphowe771/
Mapava671,464/
Mapavi6715/
Mapobi674/
Mapoba674/
Mapewy671/
Mapevi671/
Mopave671/

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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 Mapove
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