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
The surname Mpuuga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mpuuga.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpuuga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 380,576th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,777,530 people. The surname Mpuuga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpuuga reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 301,975th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 742 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 58,094. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Lwengo District, where 16 percent are found, Masaka District, where 15 percent are found and Rakai District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Mpuuga occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
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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