Mpaju Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Mpaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpaju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpaju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpaju is found most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpaju? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpaju are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Mpaju is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpau | 89 | 42 | / |
| Mpaj | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mpasu | 80 | 1,368 | / |
| Mpaji | 80 | 235 | / |
| Mphau | 80 | 58 | / |
| Mpahu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Npaju | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mpaja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mpaje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpajo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphahu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpasou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpazeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpajee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpodju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baju | 67 | 1,571 | / |
| Mpay | 67 | 863 | / |
| Mpai | 67 | 862 | / |
| Mpou | 67 | 492 | / |
| Mpahije | 67 | 362 | / |
| Mpea | 67 | 323 | / |
| Vaju | 67 | 315 | / |
| Mpahaje | 67 | 213 | / |
| Mpaa | 67 | 181 | / |
| Mpoa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mpae | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mpuy | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mpeu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mpue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpoj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Npau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpaazou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npaj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpaju
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis