Mpanju Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpanju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpanju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5791:91,4369,160
Uganda1071:364,85323,632
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Mpanju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpanju is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpanju? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpanju is the 481,056th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpanju live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 91,436. In Tanzania Mpanju is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 57 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpanjju925/
Mpandjeu861/
Mpanzu836,967/
Mpansu83445/
Mpanyu83390/
Mpanzou77235/
Mpansou7769/
M'Panzu776/
Mphanzu774/
Mpanzau771/
Banju731,115/
Vanju7318/
Mpanchut711/
Mpondjou711/
Bhanju6737/
Beanju6735/
Banjou6730/
Banoju6729/
Banjau6721/
Vainju6719/
Banjui6715/
Banjhu677/
Banjuh673/
Vanjau673/
Vanoju673/
Bainju673/
Vanuju673/
Npanzu672/
Baneju671/
Vaneju671/
Banjud671/
Banjiu671/
Banjus671/
Banjut671/
Baniju671/

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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 Mpanju
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