Mpungula Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpungula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpungula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736

Mpungula Last Name Facts

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

Mpungula occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpungula? popularity and diffusion

Mpungula is the 726,304th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The surname Mpungula is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpungula live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mpungula is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Outside of Malawi Mpungula is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpugula93126/
Mpungule8864/
Mpungulo886/
Mpunguli886/
Mphungulo828/
Mphungule823/
Mphunguli821/
Vungula80387/
Bungula80177/
Boungula75171/
Bungulya7511/
Mpongola757/
Mpungolo751/
Bugula7150/
Boungoula7119/
Vugula712/
Bongula67120/
Buggula6721/
Bungulo678/
Bungola675/
Mponola674/
Bugulia673/
Mpogola672/
Bugulla671/
Baugula671/
Buguula671/
Buguloa671/

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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 Mpungula
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