Mpanuka Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mpanuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpanuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3991:97,8439,896
Tanzania1341:395,08728,090

Mpanuka (13) may also be a first name.

Mpanuka Last Name Facts

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

Mpanuka is found most in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mpanuka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpanuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpanuka is the 586,691st most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpanuka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 13 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 97,843. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaliro District, where 19 percent live, Buyende District, where 18 percent live and Kamuli District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpanuuka9317/
Mpenuka86105/
Npanuka861/
Mpanguko8010/
Mpanouki801/
Banuka771,723/
Bhanuka71614/
Banguka7147/
Mponoka7115/
Bainuka713/
Bagnuka713/
Banauka712/
Bahnuka711/
Baanuka711/
Banukka711/
Bagnucka673/
Bangouka671/
Bangucka671/
Banaukha671/
Banaukad671/
Vaynukha671/

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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 Mpanuka
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