Mapurisa Surname
Approximately 4,724 people bear this surname
Mapurisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4,692 | 1:3,290 | 252 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Mapurisa (250) may also be a first name.
Mapurisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapurisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mapurisa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mapurisa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapurisa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mapurisa is the 100,070th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,542,664 people. The last name Mapurisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapurisa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 563,826th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 250 people.
The last name Mapurisa is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 4,692 people, or 1 in 3,290. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 21 percent live, Midlands Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Mapurisa is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.
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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 Mapurisa
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