Mpunza Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpunza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpunza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4321:122,55011,614
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpunza (24) may also be a first name.

Mpunza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpunza has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpunza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 475,771st most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpunza live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mpunza is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Mpunza is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 432 people, or 1 in 122,550. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 49 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 21 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mpunza exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpounza9212/
Mpoundza8656/
Mpunzi832,931/
Mpumza83495/
Mpunja83187/
Mpunsa8382/
Mpunzo8322/
Mponza8310/
Mpunjai77112/
Mpounze7711/
Mpfunzo771/
Mpuntsa771/
Mpundja771/
Mpunsha771/
Bunza73711/
Vunza73171/
Mpuntsha7190/
Mpoundja7112/
Mpounzou711/
Mponzi678,338/
Mpungi672,732/
Beunza67588/
Mpunjo67518/
Mponzo67396/
Mpunji67197/
Baunza67143/
Mpunge67108/
Buinza6764/
Bunzaa6726/
Bounza6717/
Bunzha6715/
Bhunza6713/
Mponze679/
Mpumzi676/
Mpoundzou673/
Bunzai672/
Vaunza672/
Mpunsi672/
Vunzai672/
Mpunco671/
Bunzas671/
Mpunxe671/
Mpunje671/
Vounza671/
Buynza671/
Mponsa671/

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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 Mpunza
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