Mpu Surname
Approximately 453 people bear this surname
Mpu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 390 | 1:138,917 | 16,017 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Mpu (141) may also be a first name.
Mpu Demographics
Average Mpu Salary in
South Africa
R 114,780
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mpu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpu (Marathi: पू, Russian: Мпу) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mpu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 662,685th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Mpu are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 778,371st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 141 people.
Mpu is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 138,917. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent live, Western Cape, where 27 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Aside from South Africa Mpu is found in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Mpu Last Name Statistics demography
Mpu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.7% less than the national average, earning R 114,780 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpou | 86 | 492 | / |
| Mpuy | 86 | 82 | / |
| Mpau | 86 | 42 | / |
| Mput | 86 | 37 | / |
| Mphu | 86 | 14 | / |
| Mpuu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mpeu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mpui | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mpuh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mpfu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mmpu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpup | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpuz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbpu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mphou | 75 | 999 | / |
| Mpheu | 75 | 83 | / |
| Mphau | 75 | 58 | / |
| Mpeuh | 75 | 35 | / |
| Mpouh | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mpout | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mpuhe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mpahu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mpoup | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mpuha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mpfou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbpuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mppfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mphut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpuch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Npu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mpouyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mhphuj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mphahu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpouth | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Pout | 67 | 1 | / |
| 'Mphou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmpouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpouii | 67 | 1 | / |
Mpu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mpu in the Marathi language | ||
| पू | pu | - |
| Mpu in the Russian language | ||
| Мпу | mpu | - |
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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 Mpu
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