Maputsa Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maputsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maputsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4721:32,7085,056
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maputsa (31) may also be a first name.

Maputsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maputsa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maputsa? popularity and diffusion

Maputsa is the 637,196th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maputsa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 31 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 32,708. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 32 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 27 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maputsha932/
Maphutsa931/
Mapusa92140/
Maphutsha883/
Mapitsa86202/
Mapusha86185/
Maputsi86145/
Mapusia86120/
Mapussa86100/
Maputso8686/
Maputse8615/
Mapotsa868/
Maphusa862/
Maypusa861/
Mapusad861/
Maphutse80615/
Maphutsi80292/
Mapitsha80232/
Mmapitsa80105/
Maphotsa8080/
Maputshi801/
Mapotsha801/
Mmapotsa801/
Maphitsa801/
Maposa7723,537/
Mapuza77446/
Mapuso7749/
Mopusa7723/
Maphitsha7533/
Maphutshi7513/
Maphuts'e7513/
Maphut'se756/
Maphutshe756/
Maphutsep751/
Maphosa7138,607/
Mapotse71316/
Maposah71151/
Mopussa71150/
Maposha7187/
Mopusha7175/
Maphuza7154/
Mapossa7153/
Mapotsi7139/
Mapucha7113/
Mapitso719/
Mapotso715/
Maposia712/
Maphuca712/
Mahpuza712/
Mopuisa711/
Mapudza711/
Mapoosa711/
Maphuso711/
Mapfudza67169/
Maphosha6752/
Mopoussa6725/
Maphossa6722/
Mahpuzah6718/
Maphosah6712/
Maaphosa675/
Mopuissa674/
Mahpusoh673/
Mophutsi671/
'Mapotso671/
Maphotse671/
Mapfucha671/
Maphosaa671/
Mapphosa671/
Mapotsho671/
Mapoessa671/
Mmapitso671/
Maphotsi671/
Mapousso671/
Mopusdsa671/
Mopussaz671/
'Mapitso671/

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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 Maputsa
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