Mpuni Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2081:254,52720,548
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpuni (41) may also be a first name.

Mpuni Last Name Facts

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

Mpuni occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpuni? popularity and diffusion

Mpuni is the 708,658th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpuni live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mpuni is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 41 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 254,527. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 53 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 45 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 48 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpungi912,732/
Mpfuni91495/
Mpouni912/
Mpauni911/
Mpguni911/
Mpunyi911/
Mpuini911/
Mpfouni8370/
Mpuungi838/
Mphutni835/
Mpunije832/
Mpoungi831/
Mpuingi831/
Mpaunyi831/
Mpungai831/
Mphouni831/
Mmpfuni831/
Mpuna801,468/
Mpune803/
Mpuny801/
Mpfounie771/
Mponie73117/
Mpunge73108/
Mpouna7314/
Mpuuna7311/
Mponoi7310/
Mpinie735/
Mpinyi733/
Mphuna732/
Npungi731/
Mpusne731/
Mpieni731/
Mpfuna731/
Mpuina731/
Mpouny731/
Mpoune731/
Mpunje731/
Vuni676,224/
Buni675,834/
M'Pouna6744/
N'Pouni679/
M'Pieni676/
Mpfouna672/
Npfouni671/
Mphunge671/
M'Pinie671/
Nnpfuni671/

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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 Mpuni
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