Mpugwa Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Mpugwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 149 | 1:14,677 | 2,860 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Mpugwa (14) may also be a first name.
Mpugwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpugwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpugwa is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpugwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mpugwa is the 1,380,086th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpugwa live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name on earth, held by 14 people.
The last name Mpugwa is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 14,677. Without taking into account Botswana this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpigwa | 83 | 260 | / |
| Mpugwe | 83 | 31 | / |
| Mpucwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mpukwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mpogwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpuqwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mmphungwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpuguha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mpighwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mphucwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mphigwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpungua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpougba | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Pungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpokwa | 67 | 1,210 | / |
| Mpikwa | 67 | 1,179 | / |
| Mpukwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mpocwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpugue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphikwa | 62 | 554 | / |
| Mpougue | 62 | 13 | / |
| Npungwe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Mphocwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mpoungue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mpougoue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mpokwe | 50 | 478 | / |
| Mpogue | 50 | 63 | / |
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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 Mpugwa
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