Mpulu Surname

169,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mpulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1361:65,0357,666
Tanzania7811:67,7877,147
South Africa4821:112,40213,510
Zambia1311:120,9929,219
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpulu (259) may also be a first name.

Mpulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpulu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpulu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 169,672nd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,865,728 people. The last name Mpulu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpulu live; 45 percent live in Central Africa and 45 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 553,262nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 259 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,136 people, or 1 in 65,035. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Mpulu Last Name Statistics demography

Mpulu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.04% less than the national average, earning R 109,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpuhlu91261/
Mpuilu91234/
Mpuelu9127/
Mpuulu9126/
Mphulu9112/
Mpoulu911/
Mpouleu831/
Mpoulou831/
Mphuhlu831/
Mpolu80155/
Mpilu80145/
Mpielu7362/
Mpoolu735/
Nphulu731/
Bulu6724,452/
Vulu671,315/

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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 Mpulu
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