Mapun Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

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

Mapun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1241:65,7568,577
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Mapun (159) may also be a first name.

Mapun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapun (Oriya: ମପୁନ୍, Russian: Мапун) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mapun.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,115,011th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Mapun live; 57 percent live in Oceania Islands and 57 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mapun is also the 727,628th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 159 people.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 65,756. In Papua New Guinea Mapun is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 46 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 28 percent are found and Morobe, where 12 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Thailand, where 8 percent are found.

Mapun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mapun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mapun last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapung91159/
Meapun9123/
Maspun9118/
Mapaun9118/
Maphun9117/
Mapune917/
Maepun914/
Mapoun914/
Mapunk911/
Mapeun911/
Mapund911/
Mabpun911/
Maipun911/
Maiphun8369/
Mapaung8347/
Mapoune8320/
Mahapun8320/
Mapoung8315/
Maspuin836/
Mahphun832/
Mapoumn831/
Mapeung831/
Maputen831/
Masphun831/
Mapon802,922/
Mopun8013/
Mepun806/
Mapounne7716/
Mahaphun7711/
Maiphung778/
Mahapunt774/
Mapuhina773/
Maupaung771/
Mapfaune771/
Mappoung771/
Maspunth771/
Maipoung771/
Maphon731,620/
Meepun7383/
Mophun7365/
Mapoum7362/
Maipon7346/
Mephun7323/
Mopoun7320/
Maphum739/
Mapoon736/
Moopun734/
Maipum732/
Mopune732/
Mepaun732/
Ma'pon731/
Mappon731/
Maponh731/
Maapon731/
Maupon731/
Muipun731/
Mapeum731/
Mopuin730/
Mahahpunt711/
Mahaphaun711/
Maiphoung711/
Mayphoung711/
Maphuting711/
Maiphon67140/
Maiphum67134/
Mapoone67116/
Mopoung6771/
Matphum6734/
Moopung6711/
Meephun6710/
Maipoon673/
Mopaung672/
Maupoussin672/
Masphum671/
Meapoon671/
Moipung671/
Motpung671/
Mappoon671/

Mapun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapun in the Oriya language
ମପୁନ୍mapun-
Mapun in the Russian language
Мапунmapun-

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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
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  • 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 Mapun
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