Maputa Surname

429,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Maputa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maputa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2501:63,4005,655
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Zimbabwe1381:111,87115,325
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Maputa (224) may also be a first name.

Maputa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maputa is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Maputa.

How Common Is The Last Name Maputa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maputa is the 429,441st most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,075,400 people. Maputa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maputa live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maputa is also the 601,629th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 224 people.

This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 63,400. In Zambia Maputa is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 76 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 10 percent live and North-Western Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.

Maputa Last Name Statistics demography

Maputa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.75% less than the national average, earning R 33,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphuta92153/
Mapfuta9229/
Maputha925/
Mapueta922/
Maiputa921/
Maputoa921/
Maputay921/
Maaputa921/
Maphutha864,662/
Masputah8627/
Madputah865/
Mapautha862/
Maipouta861/
Maputi832,390/
Mapute831,993/
Mapota831,516/
Mapita83305/
Maputy8387/
Maputo8323/
Moputa831/
Maaputaha803/
Mapfuti77369/
Maphuti7776/
Matpute7734/
Mopouta7727/
Mapotha7723/
Maphita7722/
Maphute779/
Maputhe779/
Maputhi778/
Mmapita776/
Maphota772/
Mapieta772/
Mepouta771/
Mapodta771/
Mapitau771/
Maaputi771/
Matputo771/
Mahpita771/
Maphuto771/
Mapfute771/
Madputi771/
Masputo771/
Madpute771/
Madputeh71132/
Maphuthi71105/
Maphuthe7165/
Maphotha7118/
Mahapute715/
Mauputty715/
Masputoh715/
Maphitha713/
Maipouti712/
Mmaphuti712/
Mapfuuti711/
Maphutho711/
Mapoutou711/
Moipouta711/
Mapouthe711/
Matputeh711/
Mapote67688/
Mopita67636/
Moputi67595/
Mapito67197/
Mapoti67165/
Mapoto67161/
Mopute6782/
Mopota6756/
Maphuthot6713/
Moputy673/
Moputo671/
Mopustaha671/
Mepita671/

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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 Maputa
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