Mpetuka Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpetuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpetuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1191:444,88831,116
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpetuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpetuka is found most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpetuka? popularity and diffusion

Mpetuka is the 1,085,744th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpetuka reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 444,888. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 98 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 46 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Mpetuka Last Name Statistics demography

Mpetuka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.85% less than the national average, earning R 66,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphetuka931/
Mphethuka8830/
Mpatuka86105/
Mpetuko864/
Mpethuko8012/
Betuka7735/
Mpitika7134/
Mpatika712/
Mpotuko711/
Mphatika67209/
Betoukha671/
M'Potika671/

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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 Mpetuka
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