Mapu Surname

222,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Mapu Surname Definition:

(from an acronym/abbreviation) The family name of Abraham Mapu, who first introduced the novel into Hebrew literature. He fashioned the name out of his own first name, the names of his grandfathers, and the town the family came from. The name is an acronym of Moshe, Abraham, Pinhas, and the town Vasilishok.

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Mapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5941:13,7271,298
South Africa3221:168,25418,737
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
French Polynesia1231:2,283462
India1191:6,445,928147,141
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Zambia1001:158,49911,214
American Samoa551:1,014133
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Cook Islands81:2,272577
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Samoa11:193,8081,089
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Mapu (1,376) may also be a first name.

Mapu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an acronym/abbreviation) The family name of Abraham Mapu, who first introduced the novel into Hebrew literature. He fashioned the name out of his own first name, the names of his grandfathers, and the town the family came from. The name is an acronym of Moshe, Abraham, Pinhas, and the town Vasilishok.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Mapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapu (Arabic: مابو, Hindi: मापू, Marathi: मापु, Russian: Мапу) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mapu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 222,993rd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,988,805 people. The last name Mapu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Mapu live; 44 percent live in Oceania Islands and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mapu is also the 211,101st most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 1,376 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 594 people, or 1 in 13,727. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 22 percent reside, Hela, where 20 percent reside and National Capital District, where 10 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Mapu is found in 34 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Mapu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mapu are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mapu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.93% less than the national average, earning R 130,872 per year and in United States they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning $49,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapui891,327/
Mhapu89564/
Mapou89392/
Maupu89365/
Mapeu89319/
Maipu89292/
Mapau89242/
Mapus89235/
Maspu8997/
Maphu8968/
Madpu8965/
Matpu8957/
Maput8954/
Maypu8943/
Meapu8938/
Mappu8934/
Mahpu8922/
Mapup8922/
Mapuh8921/
Maapu8913/
Maepu8912/
Mapud896/
Mmapu896/
Mapuy894/
Mapuz892/
Mapfu891/
Mapuj891/
Mappus80250/
Maspud80224/
Maupeu80219/
Maupou80201/
Mapout80177/
Maupfu80163/
Maidpu8076/
Maipuu8060/
Mahupu8051/
Mappou8048/
Mayput8044/
Masput8039/
Maupuy8032/
Mapush8021/
Mapheu8014/
Ma'apu8011/
Maphuz8010/
Maipui8010/
Madpou809/
Maphuj807/
Mapeuh807/
Mapust806/
Maphut806/
Maiphu805/
Maphus805/
Maephu805/
Maipus804/
Mapouh804/
Maapou804/
Maipau803/
Maupus803/
Mahapu803/
Maazpu802/
Maphou802/
Maphuu802/
Maupau801/
Maddpu801/
Maapau801/
Mapu'a801/
Maputh801/
Mapaud801/
Mapoud801/
Mapoup801/
Mapouy801/
Maipud801/
Meapou801/
Maphud801/
Mmaphu801/
Maipuy801/
Mopu75537/
Mepu7596/
Maupoux73305/
Mahphuj7362/
Mapouth7362/
Machpud7355/
Matphut736/
Mahapau734/
Maazpou734/
Matphui732/
Maiphuj731/
Mahapuj731/
Maishpu731/
Mahpfus731/
Mahphus731/
Mappous731/
Mhaphuj731/
Mapouha731/
Maipoud731/
Maipouy731/
Maiphui731/
Mapheus730/
Mapoe67552/
Mapoo67135/
Mahaphuj6759/
Mepui6739/
Moipu6735/
Modpu6725/
Mopeu6721/
Mepou6720/
Mephu6720/
Mepeu6716/
Moupu6715/
Mophu6711/
Mmopu678/
Motpu677/
Mhopu677/
Mopui676/
Mahphoud674/
Meypu674/
Muipu674/
Mopau674/
Mepfu673/
Moopu672/
Meepu672/
Mahaphuz671/
Mahpouts671/
Maspoust671/
Meppu671/
Mmepu671/
Maaazpou671/
Meaupoux671/
Mopou671/
Mepuy671/
Moppu671/
Moepu671/
Mahaphut671/

Mapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapu in the Marathi language
मापुmapu62.5
मपुmapu37.5
Mapu in the Hindi language
मापूmapu61.11
मापुmapu33.33
मपूmapu3.33
मपुmapu2.22
Mapu in the Russian language
Мапуmapu-
Mapu in the Arabic language
مابوmabw-

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