Mapungwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mapungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mapungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mapungwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapungwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Mapungwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapungwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,859,560. In Zimbabwe Mapungwa is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 25 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 25 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
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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 Mapungwa
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