Mpunyu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mpunyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpunyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mpunyu (7) may also be a first name.

Mpunyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpunyu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpunyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpunyu is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Mpunyu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpunyu reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 7 people.

The surname Mpunyu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Isingiro District, where 50 percent are found and Mubende District, where 50 percent are found. Besides Uganda Mpunyu is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpunju831/
Bunyu73163/
Vunyu733/
Bunyuy6762/
Bunyut677/
Bunoyu673/
Bunyue673/
Bunyou671/
Bunnyu671/
Bunyhu671/

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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 Mpunyu
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