Maputo Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maputo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maputo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Maputo (42) may also be a first name.

Maputo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maputo occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maputo? popularity and diffusion

Maputo is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Maputo are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maputo is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 42 people.

The last name Maputo is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 75 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Maputo exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maputoa921/
Matputo921/
Maphuto921/
Masputo921/
Masputoh865/
Maphutho861/
Mapoutou861/
Maputa83803/
Mapito83197/
Mapoto83161/
Moputo831/
Maphuthot8013/
Maphoto773,623/
Maphuta77153/
Mapfuta7729/
Mapotou7710/
Mapotho776/
Maputha775/
Mapueta772/
Maaputa771/
Mopueto771/
Maphito771/
Maiputa771/
Maphutha714,662/
Maiphoto71161/
Maphotho7185/
Masputah7127/
Madputah715/
Mapautha712/
Mopoutou711/
Mapietou711/
Maipouta711/
Mepoutou711/
Maphotoi711/
Mapota671,516/
Mopoto671,187/
Mapita67305/
Mopito6798/
Maaputaha673/
Moputa671/

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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 Maputo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis