Mpaju Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpaju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpaju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpau8942/
Mpaj892/
Mpasu801,368/
Mpaji80235/
Mphau8058/
Mpahu807/
Npaju807/
Mpaja806/
Mpaje802/
Mpajo801/
Mphahu732/
Mpasou731/
Mpazeu731/
Mpaaja731/
Mpajee731/
Mpodju731/
Mphaja731/
Baju671,571/
Mpay67863/
Mpai67862/
Mpou67492/
Mpahije67362/
Mpea67323/
Vaju67315/
Mpahaje67213/
Mpaa67181/
Mpoa6799/
Mpae6787/
Mpuy6782/
Mpeu6712/
Mpui676/
Mpue674/
Mpoj674/
Npau671/
Mpej671/
Mpaazou671/
Npaj671/

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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 Mpaju
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