Mapuwei Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Mapuwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 148 | 1:104,312 | 14,575 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mapuwei (216) may also be a first name.
Mapuwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapuwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mapuwei is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapuwei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mapuwei is the 1,434,893rd most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapuwei are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mapuwei is also the 614,549th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 216 people.
The surname Mapuwei is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 104,312. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 36 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 16 percent are found and Harare Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Mapuwei is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapuweyi | 93 | 124 | / |
| Mapuwe | 92 | 28 | / |
| Mapouwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapiwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maphauwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mepouwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapihwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapuwa | 77 | 141 | / |
| Mapowe | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mapiwi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mapuve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapube | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuwa | 71 | 686 | / |
| Mapoube | 71 | 13 | / |
| Maphuwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Maphiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapihwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhapuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapoweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahapuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maipouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapfouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapubhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuhwa | 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 Mapuwei
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