Mpuga Surname
Approximately 633 people bear this surname
Mpuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 324 | 1:120,492 | 11,464 |
| Tanzania | 269 | 1:196,809 | 16,828 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mpuga (27) may also be a first name.
Mpuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpuga is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mpuga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpuga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 515,280th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The last name Mpuga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mpuga are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mpuga is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 27 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 120,492. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kampala District, where 17 percent reside, Hoima District, where 17 percent reside and Kabarole District, where 14 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 42 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpunga | 91 | 24,394 | / |
| Mpuuga | 91 | 937 | / |
| Mpugga | 91 | 12 | / |
| Mpouga | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mphunga | 83 | 509 | / |
| Mpung'a | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mpounga | 83 | 15 | / |
| M'Punga | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mpougas | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mpughga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mpuguha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mpungaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpungai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpfunga | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Pouga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpungha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpiga | 80 | 3,322 | / |
| Mpugi | 80 | 130 | / |
| Mpoga | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mpugy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mpuge | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mpungi | 73 | 2,732 | / |
| Mpunge | 73 | 108 | / |
| Npunga | 73 | 56 | / |
| Mphugo | 73 | 52 | / |
| Mphuge | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mpungo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mphoga | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mpigaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpogaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Npuuga | 73 | 4 | / |
| M'Piga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpougo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpugye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpigga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaugo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpikga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphugi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buga | 67 | 20,415 | / |
| Vuga | 67 | 1,754 | / |
| Mpungie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mpuungi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mphughi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpougou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mphukgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphukge | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Punga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpoungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpoungi | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Pigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphungo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Mpuga
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