Mputo Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mputo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mputo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3871:136,80012,653
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mputo Last Name Facts

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

Mputo is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mputo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mputo is the 706,244th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. Mputo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mputo are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 136,800. In Tanzania Mputo is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 45 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 33 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpueto914/
Mputto914/
Mputho911/
Mpoutou831,253/
Mpoto805,246/
Mputa804,711/
Mpito80278/
Mpfoutou774/
M'Poutou773/
Mpueta73240/
Mphoto73200/
Mpotto73118/
Mpuita7362/
Mputha7329/
Mphuta7321/
Mpotho735/
Mphito734/
Mpotou733/
Mpitou732/
Mpitho731/
Mputta731/
Buto671,927/
Vuto67305/
Mphotho67207/
Mphutha6763/
M'Pouta676/
Mpustah671/
Mpietou671/

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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 Mputo
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