Mpunye Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Mpunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Mpunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpunye is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpunye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpunye reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Mpunye is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 90 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphunye | 92 | 59 | / |
| Mpaunye | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mpuniye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mpungiye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mponye | 83 | 614 | / |
| Mpunge | 83 | 108 | / |
| Mpunje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpungie | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mpunije | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mphonye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mphunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mponeye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bunye | 73 | 567 | / |
| Vunye | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mpfounie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpungayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhunye | 67 | 3,535 | / |
| Bunyea | 67 | 278 | / |
| Mpunji | 67 | 197 | / |
| Mpunja | 67 | 187 | / |
| Mponje | 67 | 166 | / |
| Mponie | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bunyeh | 67 | 48 | / |
| Vhunye | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bunyee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpunou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bunyie | 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
- 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 Mpunye
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