Family name Mapalala (Mapalala 
) , across the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname Mapalala is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a rare surname, and South Africa, where it is a rare surname. Much less frequently, Mapalala is the forename as well as the last name.
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