Mputa Surname

100,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mputa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mputa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,9051:18,2242,326
South Africa6051:89,55010,968
DR Congo5751:128,48613,821
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Zimbabwe1121:137,84117,955
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mputa (139) may also be a first name.

Mputa Last Name Facts

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

Mputa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mputa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mputa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mputa is the 100,289th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,546,921 people. The last name Mputa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mputa reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mputa is also the 784,558th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 139 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,905 people, or 1 in 18,224. In Tanzania Mputa is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 23 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 14 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Mputa Last Name Statistics demography

Mputa earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning R 227,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpueta91240/
Mpuita9162/
Mputha9129/
Mphuta9121/
Mputta911/
Mputai911/
Mphutha8363/
M'Pouta836/
Mpustah831/
Mpota803,610/
Mpita802,963/
Mputi80968/
Mpute80449/
Mputo80416/
Nputa801/
Mputy801/
Mphuti733,698/
Mputhi73173/
Mphita73158/
Mpotha73105/
Mpueto734/
Mputie734/
Mputto734/
Mputih734/
Mputeh733/
'Mpota732/
Mpitah732/
M'Pota732/
Mpitha732/
Mpouti732/
Mputui731/
Mpotta731/
Mpitta731/
Mhputi731/
Mpieta731/
Mpoute731/
Mputey731/
Mputho731/
Mputuj731/
Mputuy731/
Mpfita731/
Mpfuti731/
Mphute731/
Npuita731/
Buta67117,865/
Mphuthi6714,170/
Vuta671,791/
Mpoutou671,253/
Mphuthe6720/
M'Pouti678/
Mpoutis674/
Mphitah674/
Mpuuthi671/
Mphutie671/
N'Pouta671/

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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 Mputa
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