Mapununu Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mapununu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapununu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mapununu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapununu is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapununu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapununu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mapununu is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa Mapununu is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent live, Western Cape, where 34 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 3 percent live.

Mapununu Last Name Statistics demography

Mapununu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.39% less than the national average, earning R 129,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpununu93664/
Mbanunu80467/
Mpuninu80140/
Mpanunu8041/
Mbununu805/
Mpununo801/
Mpenunu801/
Mabunyunyu7863/
Mpounounou781/
Mapunina7541/
Mapuneni757/
Mibununu751/
Mbuanunu751/
Mabhunyunyu746/
Mpounounouh741/
Maibunhun714/
Mapunhany711/
Mbanun711/
Mabounoun711/
Mpunani6782/
Mpunina6755/
Mabenun674/
Mpunena674/
Mabanun673/
Mapinan672/
Mapanan672/
Mbanuna671/
Mpunyon671/
Mpunene671/
Mbonunu671/
Mubinun671/

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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 Mapununu
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