Mpunya Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Mpunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mpunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpunya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpunya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpunya live; 36 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 80 percent live and Njombe Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Tanzania Mpunya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphunya | 92 | 12 | / |
| M'Pfunya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mponya | 83 | 2,589 | / |
| Mpunja | 83 | 187 | / |
| Mpunjai | 77 | 112 | / |
| Mphonya | 77 | 32 | / |
| Mpunjga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunya | 73 | 6,453 | / |
| Vunya | 73 | 96 | / |
| Bhunya | 67 | 6,973 | / |
| Mpunjo | 67 | 518 | / |
| Bunnya | 67 | 364 | / |
| Bounya | 67 | 352 | / |
| Mponyo | 67 | 317 | / |
| Bunyea | 67 | 278 | / |
| Baunya | 67 | 133 | / |
| Bunyaa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mponia | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bunyah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bumnya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Buinya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vuinya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buunya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mponja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bunyay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Busnya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhnya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunhya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpunya
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