Mputa Surname
Approximately 4,711 people bear this surname
Mputa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,905 | 1:18,224 | 2,326 |
| South Africa | 605 | 1:89,550 | 10,968 |
| DR Congo | 575 | 1:128,486 | 13,821 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 112 | 1:137,841 | 17,955 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mputa (139) may also be a first name.
Mputa Demographics
Average Mputa Salary in
South Africa
R 227,448
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mputa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mputa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mputa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mputa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 100,289th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,546,921 people. The surname Mputa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mputa live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mputa is also the 784,558th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 139 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,905 people, or 1 in 18,224. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 23 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 14 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpueta | 91 | 240 | / |
| Mpuita | 91 | 62 | / |
| Mputha | 91 | 29 | / |
| Mphuta | 91 | 21 | / |
| Mputta | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mputai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mphutha | 83 | 63 | / |
| M'Pouta | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mpustah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpota | 80 | 3,610 | / |
| Mpita | 80 | 2,963 | / |
| Mputi | 80 | 968 | / |
| Mpute | 80 | 449 | / |
| Mputo | 80 | 416 | / |
| Nputa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mputy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphuti | 73 | 3,698 | / |
| Mputhi | 73 | 173 | / |
| Mphita | 73 | 158 | / |
| Mpotha | 73 | 105 | / |
| Mpueto | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mputie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mputto | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mputih | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mputeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| 'Mpota | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpitah | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Pota | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpitha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpouti | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mputui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpotta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpitta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhputi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpieta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoute | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mputey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mputho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mputuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mputuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpfita | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpfuti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphute | 73 | 1 | / |
| Npuita | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buta | 67 | 117,865 | / |
| Mphuthi | 67 | 14,170 | / |
| Vuta | 67 | 1,791 | / |
| Mpoutou | 67 | 1,253 | / |
| Mphuthe | 67 | 20 | / |
| M'Pouti | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mpoutis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mphitah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpuuthi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphutie | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Pouta | 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 Mputa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis