Mpuuga Surname
Approximately 937 people bear this surname
Mpuuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 672 | 1:58,094 | 6,798 |
| Nigeria | 262 | 1:676,117 | 31,456 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Mpuuga (742) may also be a first name.
Mpuuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpuuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpuuga is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpuuga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 380,576th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,777,530 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpuuga live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mpuuga is also the 301,975th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 742 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 672 people, or 1 in 58,094. In Uganda Mpuuga is mostly found in: Lwengo District, where 16 percent live, Masaka District, where 15 percent live and Rakai District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpuga | 91 | 633 | / |
| Mpunga | 83 | 24,394 | / |
| Mpugga | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mpouga | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mpuuja | 83 | 4 | / |
| Npuuga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mphunga | 77 | 509 | / |
| Mpung'a | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mpounga | 77 | 15 | / |
| M'Punga | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mpougas | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mpughga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mpungha | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Pouga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpungaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpungai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpfunga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpiga | 73 | 3,322 | / |
| Mpoga | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mpuja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Npunga | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mphugo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Mpungo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpujja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mphoga | 67 | 5 | / |
| M'Piga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpogaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpigaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpougo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpigga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpaugo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpikga | 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 Mpuuga
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