Mphunda Surname

272,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mphunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,4121:12,1241,884
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998

Mphunda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphunda is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphunda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 272,960th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,114,067 people. Mphunda is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphunda are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,412 people, or 1 in 12,124. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphundah934/
Mpunda921,297/
Mphonda861,078/
Mphundi86422/
Mphinda862/
Mpounda861/
M'Punda861/
Mpaunda861/
Mponda7749,295/
Mfunda772,232/
Mpunde77446/
Bhunda77224/
Mpundo7789/
Mpundi7767/
Npunda771/
Mphonde712,794/
Mpondah71132/
Mphindo71131/
Bahunda7136/
Mpoundi7118/
Mphondo7112/
Bhundad715/
Mpaundi714/
Mfounda714/
Bhunday714/
M'Ponda713/
Bhaunda712/
Mpunduy711/
Mpondaa711/
Bhundas711/
Mpondai711/
Mpoenda711/
Mpuindi711/
Bunda6725,528/
Vunda6713,157/
Mpfoundi6711/
Mpoundje672/
Mpoundou671/
Bhundooa671/
Mpfounde671/
M'Poundi671/

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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 Mphunda
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