Mfupa Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mfupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mfupa Last Name Facts

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

Mfupa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfupa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,214,709th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfupa reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 420,172. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 87 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 7 percent live and Tabora Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Mfupa Last Name Statistics demography

Mfupa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.51% less than the national average, earning R 115,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpfupa919/
Mfupha915/
Mfoupa911/
Mfipa80401/
Mfupi80173/
Mfupe80131/
Mfuphi731,946/
Mfuphe738/
Mphupa734/
Mpfupi731/
Nfeupa731/
Mphupha6742/
Mfoupou6737/
Mfoupit672/
Nfoupat671/
Nfoupaya621/
Mphipa55366/
Mphupi552/
Mphupe551/
Mphuphi5010/
Nfoupou501/

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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 Mfupa
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