Mapya Surname
Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname
Mapya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 709 | 1:74,671 | 7,768 |
| Papua New Guinea | 214 | 1:38,101 | 4,596 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Mapya (159) may also be a first name.
Mapya Demographics
Mapya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mapya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mapya (Hindi: मापया) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mapya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapya? popularity and diffusion
Mapya is the 357,522nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,179,848 people. The last name 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 numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 159 people.
Mapya is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 709 people, or 1 in 74,671. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 84 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 15 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Mapya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mapya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maipya | 91 | 3 | / |
| Maepya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Maphya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Maupya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mapfya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mapaiya | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mapaaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapea | 80 | 810 | / |
| Mapia | 80 | 613 | / |
| Mopya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mepya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Maphuiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapaaiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moepya | 73 | 1,040 | / |
| Maapea | 73 | 951 | / |
| Maphea | 73 | 168 | / |
| Mmapea | 73 | 83 | / |
| Mapeea | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mapiah | 73 | 29 | / |
| Maphia | 73 | 27 | / |
| Maspia | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mahpia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mapias | 73 | 6 | / |
| Meapea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mapeah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mapija | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mapeha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Maapia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mappia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maupia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mapioa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maapja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mapheha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mahpiah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mapheea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Maphias | 67 | 11 | / |
| Maapeea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maapeha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mahapia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mahapea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mapaiyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mapoyio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapuija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maaphea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmoepya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapegia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashpia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mappiah | 67 | 1 | / |
Mapya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mapya in the Hindi language | ||
| मापया | mapaya | 50 |
| मप्या | mapya | 50 |
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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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