Mpuju Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpuju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpuju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Mpuju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpuju is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpuju? popularity and diffusion

Mpuju is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Mpuju is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Mpuju live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mpuju is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Mpuju is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 67 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 17 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Mpuju exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpujju912/
Mputju911/
Mpudju911/
Mphuju911/
Mpusu80279/
Mpuzu8072/
Mpuyu8056/
Mpuhu805/
Mpucu802/
Mpuiu801/
Mpoudjou771/
Mphusu73160/
Mpukhu732/
Mpheuu731/
Mpuchu731/
Buju67628/
Vuju6712/
Mpiu6711/
Mputchu674/
Mpyu671/
Mpouiou671/

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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 Mpuju
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