Mapwata Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mapwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Mapwata (28) may also be a first name.

Mapwata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapwata is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapwata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mapwata is the 2,121,169th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Mapwata live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mapwata is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name globally, held by 28 people.

Mapwata is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent are found and Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapuata86377/
Mabwata865/
Mopwata861/
Mampuata804/
Mapuatta801/
Mabweta71128/
Mavuata7157/
Mabwati7139/
Mabuata7134/
Mapueta712/
Mabbate5773/
Mabwoto5756/
Mabueta5748/
Mabuati5748/
Mabuota571/
Mabuate571/
Mahbbati531/
Mahabbati505/

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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 Mapwata
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