Mparu Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mparu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mparu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mparu (16) may also be a first name.

Mparu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mparu is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mparu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mparu is the 2,555,468th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mparu reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mparu is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Mparu is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 395,852. In Zimbabwe Mparu is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 77 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Mparu exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Kenya, where 9 percent live.

Mparu Last Name Statistics demography

Mparu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.27% less than the national average, earning R 54,012 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpharu91289/
Mparru91100/
Mparou912/
Mpauru911/
Mpaaru911/
Mpaarou831/
Mperu8014/
Mporu809/
Mporau7312/
Mporou737/
Mpeeru731/
Baru6715,685/
Varu676,322/
Mpharoe6775/
Mpourou678/
Mporgou671/

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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 Mparu
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