Lupele Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lupele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lupele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3261:162,39814,474
Zambia2131:74,4136,404
Kenya521:888,07532,885
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Lupele (62) may also be a first name.

Lupele Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lupele Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lupele is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lupele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 500,196th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,075,298 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lupele live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 62 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 162,398. In Tanzania Lupele is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 69 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 28 percent reside and Geita Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leupele921/
Loupele921/
Luepele920/
Luple911/
Loupelle8649/
Lupale831,072/
Lupela83463/
Lupole83245/
Lipele8323/
Lupile834/
Luphale77235/
Loupeli772/
Lupelia771/
Liepele771/
Loupole771/
Loupale771/
Lupahle771/
Luppole771/
Luppela771/
Laupple770/
Loupelis715/
Lupisell714/
Luphahle711/
Lipale67464/
Lupili67433/
Lupali67130/
Lupila6788/
Lipeli6734/
Lipely6731/
Lipole6721/
Lipile6710/
Loople673/
Luppailee672/

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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 Lupele
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