Mhapa Surname
Approximately 3,267 people bear this surname
Mhapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,209 | 1:16,498 | 2,135 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mhapa (14) may also be a first name.
Mhapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mhapa (Marathi: हपा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhapa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mhapa is the 137,214th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,230,654 people. The surname Mhapa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhapa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mhapa is also the 3,024,661st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,209 people, or 1 in 16,498. In Tanzania Mhapa is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 52 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 11 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent live. Not including Tanzania Mhapa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mhapa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mhapa in the Marathi language | ||
| हपा | hapa | 94.62 |
| हापा | hapa | 5.38 |
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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 Mhapa
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