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

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

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
  • 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
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