Mpima Surname

426,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Congo

Mpima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3031:128,84311,958
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Tanzania1831:289,29822,476
Congo731:68,3445,947
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpima is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mpima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 426,196th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,985,877 people. The last name Mpima is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpima live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mpima is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 128,843. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mukono District, where 16 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 15 percent reside and Kampala District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpaima91384/
Mpiema91157/
Mphima919/
Mpimai915/
Mpoima914/
Mpimga911/
Mpitma911/
Mpeima911/
M'Peima8312/
Mphimoa831/
Mphiema831/
Mpuma801,400/
Mpema80488/
Mpimo8084/
Mpime8037/
Mpimi8013/
Npima801/
Mphuma73323/
Mpuema73123/
Mpieme7340/
Mpuuma7310/
Nmpuma734/
Mpeama734/
Mpumma733/
Mpfuma732/
Mpiemi731/
Mpimgo731/
Mpiemo731/
Mphimo731/
Mpemha731/
Mpeema731/
Mpumha731/
Mpumah731/
Bima676,289/
Vima67269/
M'Pimou6712/
Mpeamah674/
Mpfumau671/
N'Peima671/
M'Pimet671/
M'Pemma671/
M'Pemga671/

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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 Mpima
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