Mapungwe Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapungwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapungwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mapungwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapungwe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapungwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapungwe reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe Mapungwe is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 57 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 29 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfungwe947/
Mapungwa886/
Mapongwe881/
Maphungwa821/
Mapugwi8017/
Mapugwa8012/
Maphugwi7520/
Mapongwa752/
Maphugwa751/
Mapokwe6726/
Mapukwa671/
Mapfukwa631/
Muopukwa506/

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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 Mapungwe
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