Mpapuka Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpapuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpapuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mpapuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpapuka is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpapuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpapuka are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 54 percent live, Iringa Region, where 41 percent live and Lindi Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Tanzania Mpapuka is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpepuka8680/
Mphepuka8030/
Mpephuka802/
Bapuka7736/
Mphephuka75169/
Mpopoka715/
Bapukhai673/
Bapoka623/
Bopuka621/
Bapukho5710/
Mpopoki574/
Bopuika571/
Baphoka571/

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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 Mpapuka
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