Mapya Surname

357,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mapya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7091:74,6717,768
Papua New Guinea2141:38,1014,596
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Mapya (159) may also be a first name.

Mapya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapya (Hindi: मापया) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapya? popularity and diffusion

Mapya is the 357,522nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,179,848 people. The last name Mapya is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Mapya are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 727,628th most widely held given name in the world, held by 159 people.

The last name Mapya is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 709 people, or 1 in 74,671. In Tanzania Mapya is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 84 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 15 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Mapya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mapya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maipya913/
Maepya912/
Maphya912/
Maupya911/
Mapfya911/
Mapaiya8312/
Mapaaya831/
Mapea80810/
Mapia80613/
Mopya806/
Mepya805/
Maphuiya771/
Mapaaiya771/
Moepya731,040/
Maapea73951/
Maphea73168/
Mmapea7383/
Mapeea7334/
Mapiah7329/
Maphia7327/
Maspia738/
Mahpia737/
Mapias736/
Meapea736/
Mapeah733/
Mapija732/
Mapeha732/
Maapia732/
Mappia731/
Maupia731/
Mapioa731/
Maapja731/
Mapheha6721/
Mahpiah6720/
Mapheea6713/
Maphias6711/
Maapeea676/
Maapeha676/
Mahapia676/
Mahapea672/
Mapaiyo672/
Mapoyio671/
Mapuija671/
Maaphea671/
Mmoepya671/
Mopayya671/
Mapegia671/
Mashpia671/
Mappiah671/

Mapya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapya in the Hindi language
मापयाmapaya50
मप्याmapya50

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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 Mapya
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