Mapur Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mapur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1861:952,38040,741
India611:12,574,842222,490
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Mapur (82) may also be a first name.

Mapur Last Name Facts

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

Mapur (Hindi: मापुर, Marathi: मापूर, Oriya: ମାପୁର) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mapur.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 889,654th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname Mapur is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Mapur live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mapur is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 82 people.

The surname Mapur is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 952,380. In Nigeria Mapur is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 89 percent live, Kaduna, where 8 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahpur9190/
Mapure9149/
Maspur9140/
Maphur917/
Madpur917/
Mapour911/
Matpur911/
Mapoure83873/
Mahpour83806/
Majdpur83262/
Mahapur83156/
Mapaure8349/
Mapfure8325/
Mhapure8312/
Maphure8311/
Matpure839/
Mazpour832/
Matpour831/
Mapeure831/
Mapor80109/
Mopur8087/
Mahdpour7782/
Mashpour7743/
Mahapaur7718/
Mahapour7716/
Mahaputr7715/
Mahbpour7712/
Mahzpour773/
Maephaur773/
Maadpour772/
Mahspour771/
Maipaure771/
Mmahapur771/
Mahadpur771/
Mahatpur771/
Mehpur731,123/
Mopure7324/
Moopur735/
Mopour731/
Mhapor731/
Mahatpure71414/
Mahadpure711/
Maujjpure711/
Mmahapure711/
Mashhpour711/
Mahadpour711/
Mahaipour711/
Mospour671,405/
Mehpour67805/
Hmepour6732/
Mapoore6720/
Meepour674/
Meidpur671/
Modpour671/
Motpour671/
Moudpur671/
Mashhhpour671/
Mmahatpure671/
Mappoor671/
Maipoor671/

Mapur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapur in the Marathi language
मापूरmapura85.71
मपुरmapura14.29
Mapur in the Oriya language
ମାପୁରmapura66.67
ମପୁରmapura33.33
Mapur in the Hindi language
मापुरmapura50
मपूरmapura50

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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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  • 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 Mapur
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