Mpuah Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mpuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Mpuah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpuah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpuah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpuah is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mpuah are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Mpuah is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Mpuah is primarily found in: Cross River, where 89 percent reside, Edo, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 5 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpua89134/
Puadh8049/
Puach805/
Mpuho804/
Puaph803/
Mpuha802/
Mpuoa801/
Puath801/
Mpuea801/
Pua7521,296/
Puhach7311,224/
Mpouho73350/
Mpwaha73264/
Mpuayi7382/
Puahai734/
Puaaha734/
Puahad731/
Puahau731/
Mbuaha731/
Puhash731/
Puashp731/
Mbua676,449/
Puad672,575/
Puay671,644/
Puat67956/
Puas67879/
Mpwa67210/
Puač67187/
Puap67115/
Puaa67114/
Mvua6732/
Puae6728/
Puhatch6728/
Mpuo6722/
Puea678/
M'Pwaha677/
Pfua674/
Npua673/
Pwah672/
Pua'aha672/
Puatsch671/
Hpua671/
Mbouhah671/
Puaha'a671/
Puaj671/
Vpua671/
Pwua671/
Ppua671/

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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
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  • 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 Mpuah
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