Masupu Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Masupu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masupu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana831:26,3495,307
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Masupu (70) may also be a first name.

Masupu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masupu occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masupu? popularity and diffusion

Masupu is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masupu live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 70 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 26,349. Not including Botswana it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matsupu921/
Mashuphu862/
Matshupu861/
Majupu838/
Massoupou805/
Matshuphu801/
Mashipu77178/
Macuphu777/
Majuppu773/
Machupu771/
Massoupust751/
Machuphu711/
Messoupou671/
Mozupu671/
Madjoupou671/
Mosupoe6256/
Mezupou621/
Mashipfu571/

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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 Masupu
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