Mpunwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mpunwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mpunwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Mpunwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpunwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mpunwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpunwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Mpunwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpunwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,859,560. In Zimbabwe Mpunwa is mostly concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 25 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 25 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Mpunwa occurs in one country. It is also found in Namibia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpumwa8315/
Mpunwe834/
Mpunba832/
Mponwa831/
Bunwa73376/
Mpumba67725/
Bunwai67436/
Mponwe6759/
Bunwas675/
Baunwa674/
Vunway671/
Buinwa671/
Bunwad671/
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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 Mpunwa
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