Makupi Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makupi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makupi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania521:1,018,10845,504
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Makupi (12) may also be a first name.

Makupi Last Name Facts

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

Makupi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Makupi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makupi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,967,751st most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Makupi are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Makupi is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.

The last name Makupi is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,018,108. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maikupi9210/
Makuphi922/
Makupai922/
Makupe834,272/
Makupa832,207/
Mokupi83469/
Makipi8316/
Mekupi831/
Mokhupi77169/
Makhupa7745/
Makhupe7734/
Maikupa7710/
Makaupa778/
Mokgupi772/
Makoupe772/
Mokupit771/
Makuppy771/
Maikupe771/
Mcupi7336/
Makhupha7110/
Makiphie718/
Mokhuphi712/
Makoupeu711/
Makupaya711/
Macupe67199/
Mokupe67112/
Macupa6724/
Mekupe6713/
Mokupa676/
Mekipi676/
Mokipi675/
Makipe674/
Makoupaya671/

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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 Makupi
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