Mpuya Surname
Approximately 3,928 people bear this surname
Mpuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,487 | 1:15,183 | 1,968 |
| DR Congo | 417 | 1:177,169 | 18,031 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mpuya (1,271) may also be a first name.
Mpuya Demographics
Mpuya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpuya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 117,247th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,855,282 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpuya live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mpuya is also the 221,247th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 1,271 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,487 people, or 1 in 15,183. In Tanzania Mpuya is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 28 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 16 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Mpuya exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Gabon, where 0 percent are found.
Mpuya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mpuya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpouya | 91 | 16 | / |
| Mpuy | 89 | 82 | / |
| Mpoya | 80 | 4,056 | / |
| Mpaya | 80 | 2,136 | / |
| Mpeya | 80 | 666 | / |
| Mpiya | 80 | 561 | / |
| Mpuye | 80 | 268 | / |
| Mpuyi | 80 | 48 | / |
| Mpuyo | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mpuja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mpuia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpuha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpuoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphaya | 73 | 2,614 | / |
| Mphiya | 73 | 655 | / |
| Mpooya | 73 | 275 | / |
| Mpouyi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mpayah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mpuuja | 73 | 4 | / |
| M'Peya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mmpaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpouye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpheya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpoyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmpouy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buya | 67 | 10,191 | / |
| Mpoy | 67 | 1,841 | / |
| Mpye | 67 | 1,199 | / |
| Mpay | 67 | 863 | / |
| Mpai | 67 | 862 | / |
| Mpou | 67 | 492 | / |
| Mpey | 67 | 348 | / |
| Mpea | 67 | 323 | / |
| Vuya | 67 | 190 | / |
| Mpaa | 67 | 181 | / |
| Mpoa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mpae | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mpau | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mpeu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mpue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpayaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mphayah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpayahe | 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 Mpuya
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