Mpuma Surname

276,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5341:138,35114,711
Tanzania5231:101,2279,909
South Africa2781:194,88421,043
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mpuma (71) may also be a first name.

Mpuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpuma occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 276,904th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,205,390 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpuma are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mpuma is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 71 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 534 people, or 1 in 138,351. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.

Mpuma Last Name Statistics demography

Mpuma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.76% less than the national average, earning R 100,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpouma91825/
Mphuma91323/
Mpuema91123/
Mpuuma9110/
Nmpuma914/
Mpumma913/
Mpfuma912/
Mpauma912/
Mpumga911/
Mpumah911/
Mpumha911/
Mpfouma832/
Mpfumau831/
Mpoma803,149/
Mpima80811/
Mpume80421/
Mpumi80255/
Mpumo8077/
Npuma8026/
Mpumy801/
Mphumuoa771/
Mpfumo735,582/
Mpiema73157/
Mphume7368/
Mpoumo7321/
Mphumi7315/
M'Poma7310/
Mphumo7310/
Mphima739/
Mphoma736/
Mpimai735/
Mpumie734/
Mpoumi734/
Mpooma732/
Mpummy731/
Mpoume731/
Mpomoa731/
Vuma6715,467/
Buma675,216/
Mpoumou6717/
Mpfoumi6712/
Mpoumie676/
Mpuumei671/
Mphiema671/
M'Pfumo671/

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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 Mpuma
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