Makupa Surname
Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname
Makupa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,246 | 1:42,489 | 4,835 |
| DR Congo | 636 | 1:116,163 | 12,690 |
| Zambia | 112 | 1:141,517 | 10,320 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 99 | 1:155,942 | 19,667 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Makupa (48) may also be a first name.
Makupa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makupa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makupa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makupa.
How Common Is The Last Name Makupa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 191,038th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,302,014 people. The surname Makupa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makupa are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name on earth, held by 48 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,246 people, or 1 in 42,489. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 31 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 12 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhupa | 92 | 45 | / |
| Maikupa | 92 | 10 | / |
| Makaupa | 92 | 8 | / |
| Makgupa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Makupai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Makupah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Makhupha | 86 | 10 | / |
| Makupaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makupe | 83 | 4,272 | / |
| Makipa | 83 | 200 | / |
| Makupi | 83 | 90 | / |
| Makupo | 83 | 31 | / |
| Macupa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Mokupa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Maskhupah | 80 | 12 | / |
| Makoupaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makhupe | 77 | 34 | / |
| Makipaa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Makoupo | 77 | 13 | / |
| Makgupo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Maikupi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Makuppo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mokhupa | 77 | 5 | / |
| MacUipa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Macupay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makoupe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makuphi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maikupe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makhipa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makoopa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makuppy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makupou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Macupas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makipay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maqhupa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokoupa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahakhupad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makuipou | 71 | 35 | / |
| Makhipha | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mackipah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mokhupha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Macaupay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makoupou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makoupeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokupi | 67 | 469 | / |
| Macupe | 67 | 199 | / |
| Mokupo | 67 | 168 | / |
| Mokupe | 67 | 112 | / |
| Mecupa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Makipo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mchupa | 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 Makupa
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