Mpapula Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mpapula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpapula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Mpapula Last Name Facts

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

Mpapula is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpapula? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpapula are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mpapula is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda Mpapula is most frequent in: Mayuge District, where 76 percent live, Budaka District, where 12 percent live and Kamuli District, where 6 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpapulia934/
Mphaphula881/
Mpapila86133/
Mpepula8622/
Mpapule8614/
Mpapuli861/
Mphapuli806/
Bapula7718/
Vapula7715/
Mphaphuli754,197/
Mphaphola751/
Mphaphule751/
Vappula71213/
Mpopola7141/
Voppula7113/
Boppula7112/
Baspula717/
Bapulah716/
Bapoula715/
Mpahaphuli712/
Bapuila712/
Vapulla711/
Mpapilo711/
Baputla711/
Bapulla711/
Bappula711/
Baspaula671/
Baipulla671/

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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 Mpapula
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