Mhapu Surname
Approximately 564 people bear this surname
Mhapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 563 | 1:94,035 | 9,373 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mhapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mhapu (Marathi: हपु) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mhapu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhapu? popularity and diffusion
Mhapu is the 562,135th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname Mhapu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhapu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mhapu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 563 people, or 1 in 94,035. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Njombe Region, where 77 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 11 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mhapu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mhapu in the Marathi language | ||
| हपु | hapu | 50 |
| हापू | hapu | 25 |
| हपू | hapu | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Mhapu
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