Mapuru Surname
Approximately 716 people bear this surname
Mapuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 385 | 1:5,279 | 1,079 |
| South Africa | 161 | 1:336,507 | 31,327 |
| Zimbabwe | 126 | 1:122,526 | 16,470 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mapuru (237) may also be a first name.
Mapuru Demographics
Average Mapuru Salary in
South Africa
R 100,956
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mapuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapuru is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapuru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 469,321st most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,178,137 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mapuru live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 581,650th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 237 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 5,279. In Lesotho Mapuru is most prevalent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 48 percent live, Maseru District, where 39 percent live and Leribe District, where 6 percent live. Not including Lesotho this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live.
Mapuru Last Name Statistics demography
Mapuru earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.52% less than the national average, earning R 100,956 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphuru | 92 | 74 | / |
| Madpuru | 92 | 53 | / |
| Mapfuru | 92 | 21 | / |
| Maipuru | 92 | 4 | / |
| Maepuru | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mmapuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meapuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapurus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maapuru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapourou | 86 | 38 | / |
| Mmaphuru | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mahpurhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Madpauru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mopuru | 83 | 3,102 | / |
| Mepuru | 83 | 16 | / |
| Maporu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Maipourou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maphoru | 77 | 675 | / |
| Moppuru | 77 | 16 | / |
| Moopuru | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mopuuru | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mepuruu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maphiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahaphurus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mapfouroe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopooru | 62 | 13 | / |
| Mophoru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mopuroo | 62 | 1 | / |
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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 Mapuru
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