Mtupa Surname

189,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mtupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2751:41,5234,738
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
Zimbabwe1951:79,17011,618
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Mtupa Last Name Facts

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

Mtupa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtupa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 189,000th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,259,189 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtupa are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,275 people, or 1 in 41,523. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 69 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent live and Lindi Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Mtupa Last Name Statistics demography

Mtupa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.05% more than the national average, earning R 380,328 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthupa91111/
Mtupha9132/
Mtupah913/
Mthupha831,452/
Mtipa802,625/
Mtupe8014/
Mtupi806/
Mtupo805/
Mthupi739/
Mtipha732/
Mthipa731/
Mthupe731/
Mtuphi731/
Mthuphi671/
Mtipo601/
Mthipo551/

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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 Mtupa
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