Mapowe Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Mapowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 22 | 1:109,518 | 9,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mapowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapowe is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapowe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Mapowe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapowe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Mapowe is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 109,518. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Oshana Region, where 95 percent reside and Oshikoto Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Namibia it is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Mapowe
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