Mapunga Surname

232,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8021:19,2502,861
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Tanzania2161:245,10019,858
Zambia2051:77,3176,611
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mapunga (46) may also be a first name.

Mapunga Last Name Facts

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

Mapunga (Oriya: ମାପୁା) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapunga? popularity and diffusion

Mapunga is the 232,966th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,207,590 people. The last name Mapunga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapunga reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mapunga is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 46 people.

This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 802 people, or 1 in 19,250. In Zimbabwe Mapunga is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 34 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 18 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Malawi, where 14 percent live.

Mapunga Last Name Statistics demography

Mapunga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.05% less than the national average, earning R 35,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphunga934/
Mapfunga934/
Mapounga931/
Mapung'a931/
Mapuga921,971/
Mapuna92238/
Maponga866,937/
Mopunga86618/
Mapouna86218/
Mapugay86117/
Mapungi8641/
Mappuna8620/
Mapunna8613/
Mapungo869/
Mapukga865/
Mapfuna862/
Mapunge861/
Mapouga861/
Mapunau861/
Mapugas861/
Mapunah861/
Mepunga861/
Maphuga861/
Madpuna861/
Mappunna80128/
Maphinga8064/
Maphungo8042/
Mapongah809/
Maphonga808/
Maupunay804/
Mapuhina803/
Maphunge802/
Maipouna801/
Mapongha801/
Maphukga801/
Maphunah801/
Meepunga801/
Mapfungo801/
Mapoonga801/
Maupunai801/
Mapuno77473/
Mapoga77280/
Mapona77246/
Mopuna772/
Mapugo771/
Moupounga754/
Meephunga751/
Mapongo71445/
Mapokga71151/
Moponga7149/
Maponge7141/
Mapumha7122/
Maapoga7116/
Maphoga7114/
Mapogha7110/
Mapouno719/
Mospuna715/
Mapunod714/
Mapfuno713/
Mapoega711/
Maponah711/
Maphuno711/
Maphokga67132/
Maphongo67128/
Maiphona673/
Maphingo672/
Mopfouna671/
Mophinga671/
Maphumha671/

Mapunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapunga in the Oriya language
ମାପୁାmapua-

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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 Mapunga
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