Mpuan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mpuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpuan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpuan occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpuan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpuan is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Mpuan live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Mpuan is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Barring Ghana Mpuan is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpuang91462/
Mpuane919/
Puan896,132/
Uampuan831/
Puang80742/
Puane80285/
Mpuon8014/
Puand805/
Puant804/
Mbuan802/
Npuan801/
Mpuam801/
Puhane73159/
Pouhan7360/
Puaina7344/
Puhahn7342/
Mbuang7310/
Puatin736/
Mpwang733/
Mbuant732/
Puanth731/
Npuann731/
Npuang731/
Puasin731/
Mpvoun731/
Puhand731/
Puanhe731/
Puhain730/
Buan6719,501/
Vuan671,952/
Puon67770/
Puam6724/
Pwan6720/
Puanova676/
Puahang671/
Puhacin671/
Mbuagne671/
Mbouhan671/
Pouhane671/

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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 Mpuan
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