Mapuwa Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Mapuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 98 | 1:157,533 | 19,794 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Mapuwa (35) may also be a first name.
Mapuwa Demographics
Average Mapuwa Salary in
South Africa
R 186,888
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mapuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapuwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,491,356th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Mapuwa reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mapuwa is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 35 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 157,533. In Zimbabwe Mapuwa is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 42 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 34 percent live and Harare Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.
Mapuwa Last Name Statistics demography
Mapuwa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.36% less than the national average, earning R 186,888 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapfuwa | 92 | 686 | / |
| Maphuwa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mhapuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maipouwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapfouwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuhwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapuva | 83 | 92 | / |
| Mapiwa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Mapuwo | 83 | 34 | / |
| Mapuwe | 83 | 28 | / |
| Mapuba | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mopuwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mapusua | 77 | 230 | / |
| Mapuwei | 77 | 150 | / |
| Mapfuva | 77 | 78 | / |
| Maphiwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mapfiwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mapfuwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mopuswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapouwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapouba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maipiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphauwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mapubhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maipihwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mopiwa | 67 | 578 | / |
| Mapowo | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mapowe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mapiva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mapube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapiwo | 67 | 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 Mapuwa
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