Mapwa Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Mapwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
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
The surname Mapwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,994,173rd most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Mapwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapwa reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name Mapwa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapwai | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mampwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mapwat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mapwaya | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mapua | 80 | 1,801 | / |
| Mabwa | 80 | 1,711 | / |
| Mapwo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mapwe | 80 | 18 | / |
| Mopwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mepwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maidpwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mabwai | 73 | 1,362 | / |
| Mhepwa | 73 | 503 | / |
| Mabway | 73 | 154 | / |
| Maupua | 73 | 50 | / |
| Mapuas | 73 | 41 | / |
| Mapweu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Muopwa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mapuoa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Moepwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mapuat | 73 | 8 | / |
| Maipua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Maibwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mabwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mophwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mampua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maabwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maepua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mabwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mapwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maampwe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mhabhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahabwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabwa'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maavwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmaubwa | 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 Mapwa
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