Mapuni Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Mapuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mapuni (27) may also be a first name.
Mapuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapuni is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapuni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mapuni is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Mapuni reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Mapuni is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 27 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Mapuni is most prevalent in: Hela, where 53 percent live, Enga, where 27 percent live and Western Highlands, where 20 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapungi | 92 | 41 | / |
| Mapouni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maphuni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mahapuni | 86 | 13 | / |
| Maupunai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapuna | 83 | 238 | / |
| Mapune | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mapouna | 77 | 218 | / |
| Mapponi | 77 | 151 | / |
| Mapinyi | 77 | 93 | / |
| Mapinai | 77 | 40 | / |
| Mapoune | 77 | 20 | / |
| Mappuna | 77 | 20 | / |
| Mapunna | 77 | 13 | / |
| Maponie | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mapumhi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Maponhi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mapfuna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mapunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mappunna | 71 | 128 | / |
| Mapounne | 71 | 16 | / |
| Maupunay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maphunge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maipouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfaune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maiponyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapona | 67 | 246 | / |
| Mapine | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mapone | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mopini | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mopune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mopuna | 67 | 2 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mapuni
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