Mpanju Surname
Approximately 693 people bear this surname
Mpanju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 579 | 1:91,436 | 9,160 |
| Uganda | 107 | 1:364,853 | 23,632 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Mpanju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpanju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpanju is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpanju? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 481,056th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpanju live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mpanju is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 579 people, or 1 in 91,436. In Tanzania Mpanju is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 57 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpanjju | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mpandjeu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpanzu | 83 | 6,967 | / |
| Mpansu | 83 | 445 | / |
| Mpanyu | 83 | 390 | / |
| Mpanzou | 77 | 235 | / |
| Mpansou | 77 | 69 | / |
| M'Panzu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mphanzu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mpanzau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banju | 73 | 1,115 | / |
| Vanju | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mpanchut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpondjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhanju | 67 | 37 | / |
| Beanju | 67 | 35 | / |
| Banjou | 67 | 30 | / |
| Banoju | 67 | 29 | / |
| Banjau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vainju | 67 | 19 | / |
| Banjui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Banjhu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Banjuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanjau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanoju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bainju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanuju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Npanzu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baneju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaneju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banjud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banjiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banjus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banjut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baniju | 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
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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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