Mapuma Surname

314,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mapuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9281:58,3817,398
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mapuma (11) may also be a first name.

Mapuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapuma is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mapuma is the 314,042nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,093,266 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mapuma are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mapuma is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 11 people.

Mapuma is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 928 people, or 1 in 58,381. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent live, Western Cape, where 10 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Aside from South Africa Mapuma occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 9 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Mapuma Last Name Statistics demography

Mapuma earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.2% less than the national average, earning R 196,776 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphuma92132/
Mapfuma9262/
Mapumha9222/
Mapouma921/
Maapuma921/
Mapumah921/
Mapumaa921/
Mapoumea866/
Maipumma864/
Maphumha861/
Mapoma832,041/
Mapima83400/
Mapume8377/
Mopuma8363/
Mapumo8311/
Mepuma831/
Maiphumma8014/
Mapfumo7727,071/
Maphoma77107/
Mapimha7791/
Maphumo7764/
Mapomea7724/
Mapumhi779/
Mappima775/
Mapfume774/
Maphume773/
Mapfumi772/
Mapomah771/
Mopouma771/
Mapoume771/
Matphumi71100/
Mopfouma7164/
Maupoume7138/
Maupoumé714/
Mapfumoh713/
Maipimai712/
Maphumuo711/
Maapfumo711/
Mapfumop711/
Mapfuumo711/
Moppouma711/
Maphooma711/
Maipomea711/
Mapimo6755/
Mapome6731/
Mapomo6727/
Mahaphumi6723/
Moupfouma6719/
Mapfoumou674/
Mouphouma671/
Maiphimai671/

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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 Mapuma
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