Mporu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mporu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mporu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mporu Last Name Facts

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

Mporu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mporu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mporu live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mporu is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Mporu is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mporau9112/
Mporou917/
Mpourou838/
Mporgou831/
Mpuru802,522/
Mparu8057/
Mperu8014/
M'Porgou778/
Mphuru731,290/
Mpharu73289/
Mparru73100/
Mparou732/
Mpeeru731/
Mpaaru731/
Mpauru731/
Mpuruu731/
Boru6735,620/
Voru6754/
Mphurhu671/
Mpaarou671/
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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 Mporu
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