Mkpuluma Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mkpuluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mkpuluma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mkpuluma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkpuluma occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkpuluma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkpuluma is the 2,689,253rd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mkpuluma live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Mkpuluma is mostly found in: Lagos, where 37 percent live, Kano, where 20 percent live and Ekiti, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkpolum8011/
Mkpalama7528/
Mgbuluma751/
Mwakapulama745/
Mkupalume71157/
Mokpelama711/
Maekhoplum671/

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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 Mkpuluma
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