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 surname Mpuju is found most frequently in Tanzania. 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 frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Mpuju reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mpuju is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Mpuju is most common in: Tanga Region, where 67 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 17 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

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
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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 Mpuju
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