Mpagu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mpagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mpagu Last Name Facts

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

Mpagu is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mpagu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpagu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpagu is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpagu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Mpagu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 61 percent reside, Abia, where 35 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpangu911,294/
Mpagou913/
Mpaagu911/
Mpangou83165/
Mpaguhe834/
Mpegu801/
Mbpangou771/
Mpongu73275/
Mphogu735/
Mpogou732/
Mpokgu731/
Npangu731/
Mmpogu731/
Bagu676,600/
Vagu67778/
Mpongou679/
Mpougou673/
M'Pegou671/

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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
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  • 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 Mpagu
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