Mapundo Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapundo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapundo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2981:51,8067,884
Philippines681:1,488,797104,347
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Mapundo Last Name Facts

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

Mapundo is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapundo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 769,129th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Mapundo are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 51,806. In Zimbabwe Mapundo is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 32 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 22 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabpundo9315/
Mapfundo932/
Mapunda86112,643/
Mapondo862,748/
Mapfoundou821/
Maphondo80131/
Mapfunda8023/
Maphunda804/
Maapunda801/
Maphindo801/
Mapuinda801/
Mapondou801/
Mapoendo801/
Mabpondo801/
Mepoundou751/
Mopoundou751/
Maponda71965/
Mopondo71713/
Mopunda715/
Maphinda67448/
Maphonda67335/
Moupondo6748/
Mophondo674/
Mouphounda591/
Moponda57219/

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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 Mapundo
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