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

Mpuma is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mpuma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpuma is the 276,904th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,205,390 people. The last name Mpuma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpuma reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 38 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mpuma is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 71 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 534 people, or 1 in 138,351. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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