Mphungu Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Mphungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mphungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mphungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mphungu is found most in Malawi. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mphungu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mphungu? popularity and diffusion
Mphungu is the 1,364,059th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mphungu reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpungu | 92 | 9,121 | / |
| Mphugu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mpuungu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mmpungu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nphungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpunu | 83 | 78 | / |
| Mpugu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mpoungou | 80 | 99 | / |
| Mpung'uh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpongu | 77 | 275 | / |
| Mfungu | 77 | 93 | / |
| Npungu | 77 | 68 | / |
| Bhungu | 77 | 55 | / |
| Mpuunu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Vhungu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mphogu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mpumgu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mpunou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mpunnu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mpunud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpuguz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbpoungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpounou | 71 | 130 | / |
| Bahungu | 71 | 119 | / |
| Mpongou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mpuguha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mpougou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bhunguu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bungu | 67 | 4,401 | / |
| Vungu | 67 | 3,313 | / |
| Mfunu | 67 | 164 | / |
| Mfoungou | 67 | 50 | / |
| Bhugu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Npunu | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Mphungu
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