Mapwa Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mapwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Mapwa (11) may also be a first name.

Mapwa Last Name Facts

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

Mapwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapwa? popularity and diffusion

Mapwa is the 1,994,173rd most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Mapwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapwa are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

The surname Mapwa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapwai914/
Mampwa914/
Mapwat911/
Mapwaya8317/
Mapua801,801/
Mabwa801,711/
Mapwo8028/
Mapwe8018/
Mopwa801/
Mepwa801/
Mapwi801/
Maidpwad771/
Mabwai731,362/
Mhepwa73503/
Mabway73154/
Maupua7350/
Mapuas7341/
Mapweu7316/
Muopwa7316/
Mapuoa7315/
Moepwa739/
Mapuat738/
Maipua735/
Maibwa732/
Mabwah731/
Mophwa731/
Mampua731/
Maabwa731/
Maepua731/
Mabwau731/
Mapwei731/
Maampwe6719/
Mhabhwa671/
Mopwaya671/
Mapouha671/
Mahabwa671/
Mabwa'a671/
Maavwua671/
Mmaubwa671/

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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 Mapwa
  • 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