Mwapa Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Mwapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 75 | 1:211,332 | 13,534 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Mwapa (31) may also be a first name.
Mwapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwapa occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwapa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwapa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwapa is the 1,338,236th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Mwapa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwapa are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name in the world, held by 31 people.
It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 211,332. In Zambia Mwapa is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 43 percent live, Central Province, where 25 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 41 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaipa | 91 | 182 | / |
| Mwapah | 91 | 103 | / |
| Mwapai | 91 | 15 | / |
| Mwapea | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mwapfa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mwaipha | 83 | 98 | / |
| Mwapaha | 83 | 75 | / |
| Mwapfaa | 83 | 31 | / |
| Mwaupea | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mwapaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaphaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwape | 80 | 197,690 | / |
| Mwepa | 80 | 843 | / |
| Mbapa | 80 | 381 | / |
| Mwapi | 80 | 99 | / |
| Muapa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mwapo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwaipaya | 77 | 1,063 | / |
| Mwapfaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwasphai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmwape | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mbapai | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mbapah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mwaupe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mwaipe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mbaapa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mwaphe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbapha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbaipa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbapea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwapee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwapoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbabpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaape | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muadpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbapaha | 67 | 209 | / |
| Muatpha | 67 | 38 | / |
| Muadpha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Muhapad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muapaha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwapa
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