Mpaku Surname

215,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mpaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,6491:44,8035,434
South Africa1591:340,74031,565
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
Botswana331:66,27111,607
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpaku (91) may also be a first name.

Mpaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpaku is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpaku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpaku is the 215,260th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,817,468 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpaku reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 91 people.

The surname Mpaku is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,649 people, or 1 in 44,803. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Mpaku Last Name Statistics demography

Mpaku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.5% less than the national average, earning R 98,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpakou91290/
Mphaku912/
Mpakeu911/
M'Pakou831/
Mpakuhe831/
Mpoku80338/
Mpeku80202/
Mphoku7335/
Mpokou734/
Mpuoku734/
Mpekou731/
Mpokgu731/
Mpekeu731/
Baku6716,450/
Mpoukou6775/
M'Pekou672/
Mphakoe671/
Mpeckeu671/
Mposkou671/
M'Pokou671/

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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 Mpaku
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