Mpume Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3791:139,68812,861
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpume (1,612) may also be a first name.

Mpume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpume occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpume? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpume is the 699,651st most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpume reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mpume is also the 192,433rd most widespread forename globally It is held by 1,612 people.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 139,688. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 74 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 20 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphume9168/
Mpueme9155/
Mpumie914/
Mpoume911/
Mpum8955/
Mpoumie836/
Mpuumei831/
Mpuma801,400/
Mpome80304/
Mpoum80281/
Mpumi80255/
Mpime8037/
Npume802/
Mpumy801/
Mpeum801/
Mpouma73825/
Mphuma73323/
Mpfoum73102/
Mpieme7340/
Npaume7334/
M'Pome7316/
Mphumi7315/
Mpuuma7310/
Mpoumi734/
Nmpuma734/
Mpumma733/
Mpauma732/
Mpfuma732/
Mpomie731/
Mpummy731/
Mphome731/
Mpuemi731/
Mpomey731/
Npeume731/
Mpumha731/
Bume67510/
Mpom67233/
Vume6729/
Mpfoumi6712/
Npoumie672/
Mpfouma672/
Npum671/

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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 Mpume
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