Mpau Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mpau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mpau (34) may also be a first name.

Mpau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpau is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mpau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mpau are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most common first name at a global level It is held by 34 people.

The last name Mpau is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphau8958/
Mpaju8912/
Mpahu897/
Mpa86886/
Mpu86453/
Mphahu802/
Mpay75863/
Mpai75862/
Mpah75642/
Mpou75492/
Mpea75323/
Mpaa75181/
Mpha75100/
Mpoa7599/
Mpae7587/
Mpuy7582/
Mput7537/
M'Pa7523/
Mpuo7522/
Mpat7515/
Mpas7514/
Mphu7514/
Mpuu7513/
Mpeu7512/
Mpui756/
Mpue754/
Mpad753/
Mpuh753/
Mpfu752/
Mppa752/
Mmpa752/
Mpaj752/
Mpup751/
Mpaï751/
Mpfa751/
Mpuz751/
Mbpu751/
Mmpu751/
Npau751/
Nmpa751/
Mpoya674,056/
Mpuya673,928/
Mpaya672,136/
Mphou67999/
Mpayi67884/
Mpayo67726/
Mpeya67666/
Mpiya67561/
Mpaha67408/
Mpooa67273/
Mpuye67268/
Mpaji67235/
Mphai67105/
Mpaye67101/
Mpahe6789/
Mpheu6783/
Mpuyi6748/
Mpeuh6735/
Mpuoe6732/
Mpuyo6730/
Mpeha6715/
Mpaai6712/
Mpouh6712/
Mpoja679/
Mpawe679/
Mpoue679/
Mpout678/
Mpuhe677/
Npaju677/
Mpaja676/
Mpueh676/
M'Pea675/
Mpaat674/
Mpass674/
Mpeja674/
Mpuja673/
Mpuji673/
Mpa'a673/
Mpoup672/
Mpuha672/
Mpaje672/
Mpfou672/
Mpuia672/
Mpast672/
Mbpoa672/
Mphoa672/
Mpash671/
Mpeyu671/
Mppfu671/
Mpuje671/
M'Pay671/
Mbpuh671/
Mpuch671/
Mpach671/
Mpadt671/
Mpajo671/
Mpiia671/
Mpija671/
'Mpae671/
Mpais671/
Mpaiz671/
Mpays671/
Mpeat671/
Mphay671/
Mphut671/
Mpuoa671/
Mpioa671/
Mpats671/
Mpeae671/
Mpaia671/
Hmpaz671/

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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 Mpau
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