Mapunda is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bertram Mapunda (born 1957), Tanzanian archaeometallurgist and academic Emmanuel Mapunda (1935–2019), Tanzanian Roman Catholic bishop Ivo Mapunda (born 1984), Tanzanian footballer Nadia Mapunda (born 1988), Australian netball player Nasibu Mapunda (born 1991), Tanzanian cricketer Mapunda (Kaka) Tanzanian men that came famous because the worldwide of Yosoyplex.