Mpuya Surname

117,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,4871:15,1831,968
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpuya (1,271) may also be a first name.

Mpuya Last Name Facts

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

Mpuya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mpuya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpuya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 117,247th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,855,282 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpuya reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 221,247th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 1,271 people.

Mpuya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,487 people, or 1 in 15,183. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 28 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 16 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Gabon, where 0 percent reside.

Mpuya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mpuya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpouya9116/
Mpuy8982/
Mpoya804,056/
Mpaya802,136/
Mpeya80666/
Mpiya80561/
Mpuye80268/
Mpuyi8048/
Mpuyo8030/
Mpuja803/
Mpuia802/
Mpuha802/
Mpuoa801/
Mphaya732,614/
Mphiya73655/
Mpooya73275/
Mpouyi7310/
Mpayah738/
Mpuuja734/
M'Peya732/
Mmpaya732/
Mpouye732/
Mpheya732/
Mpoyaa731/
Mpaaya731/
Mphoya731/
Mmpouy731/
Buya6710,191/
Mpoy671,841/
Mpye671,199/
Mpay67863/
Mpai67862/
Mpou67492/
Mpey67348/
Mpea67323/
Vuya67190/
Mpaa67181/
Mpoa6799/
Mpae6787/
Mpau6742/
Mpeu6712/
Mpui676/
Mpue674/
Mpayaya674/
Mphayah674/
Mpaj672/
Mpayahe671/

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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 Mpuya
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