Mapungo Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mapungo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mapungo (26) may also be a first name.
Mapungo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapungo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapungo is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapungo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Mapungo reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 26 people.
It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Mapungo is most numerous in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphungo | 93 | 42 | / |
| Mapfungo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mapuno | 92 | 473 | / |
| Mapugo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapunga | 86 | 1,732 | / |
| Mapongo | 86 | 445 | / |
| Mapouno | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mapunod | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mapfuno | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maphuno | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maphongo | 80 | 128 | / |
| Maphunga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mapfunga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maphingo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mapounga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapung'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapuga | 77 | 1,971 | / |
| Mapogo | 77 | 1,272 | / |
| Mapuna | 77 | 238 | / |
| Madpougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maponga | 71 | 6,937 | / |
| Mopongo | 71 | 819 | / |
| Mopunga | 71 | 618 | / |
| Mapouna | 71 | 218 | / |
| Mappuna | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mapunna | 71 | 13 | / |
| Maphogo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mapukga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mmapogo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mapfuna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mopouno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphuga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mepunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapunah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapugas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mabpono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapunau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madpuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapouga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mappunna | 67 | 128 | / |
| Maphinga | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mapongah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maphonga | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mapuhina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maphukga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphokgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maipouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapongha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapoonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphunah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meepunga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mapungo
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