Mapunda Surname

5,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mapunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania110,0511:48158
Malawi2,3531:7,2751,067
Zimbabwe851:181,62621,765
Botswana331:66,27111,607
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England151:3,714,537119,675
Zambia121:1,320,82731,121
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mapunda (29) may also be a first name.

Mapunda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapunda is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapunda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,028th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,696 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapunda live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mapunda is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 29 people.

Mapunda is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 110,051 people, or 1 in 481. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 55 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Mapunda Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mapunda earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.45% more than the national average, earning R 585,648 per year and in United States they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning $32,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfunda9323/
Maphunda934/
Mapuinda931/
Maapunda931/
Maponda86965/
Mapundi86535/
Mapundo86370/
Mapunde86251/
Mopunda865/
Mapfunde801,219/
Maphinda80448/
Maphonda80335/
Mabpundo8015/
Mapfundo802/
Mapaundi802/
Maphundi801/
Mapundje801/
Mabpundi801/
Matpunde801/
Mapfundi801/
Mahapunde7514/
Mapfundet751/
Mapondo712,748/
Maponde711,371/
Moponda71219/
Mapondi716/
Mouphounda711/
Mapfoundou711/
Maphondo67131/
Mapoendo671/
Maphonde671/
Mabpondo671/
Mapondou671/
Maphindo671/
Mepoundou631/
Mopoundou631/
Mopondo57713/
Mopondi57563/
Moponde57109/
Moupondo5348/
Mophondo534/

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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 Mapunda
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