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 surname Mapya (Hindi: मापया) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 357,522nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,179,848 people. The last name Mapya occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Mapya live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 727,628th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 159 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 709 people, or 1 in 74,671. In Tanzania Mapya is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 84 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 15 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found 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 carrying the Mapya last name is principally 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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