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 is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapungwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mapungwa is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Mapungwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapungwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 3,859,560. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Bulawayo Province, where 25 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 25 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Mapungwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
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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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