Mupaka Surname

485,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mupaka Surname Definition:

Mupaka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: border / Fence.

Mupaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3901:40,6414,004
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Zimbabwe1011:152,85419,365
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mupaka (10) may also be a first name.

Mupaka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mupaka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: border / Fence.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mupaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mupaka is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mupaka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 485,250th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,638,753 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mupaka reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mupaka is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 40,641. In Zambia Mupaka is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 56 percent live, Luapula Province, where 19 percent live and North-Western Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moupaka92206/
Mupaika926/
Muppaka924/
Muepaka921/
Muphaka921/
Mupfaka921/
Muddpaka867/
Mupeka83355/
Mupako83113/
Mupaki8358/
Mipaka8336/
Mupake8310/
Mupoka836/
Muggipaka801/
Mupfeka77331/
Miepaka77288/
Mupaiki7762/
Mupeuka7742/
Mupheka7716/
Mutpake775/
Mudpaki772/
Maupoka772/
Mihpaka771/
Muspaki771/
Mudpakki711/
Moupauko711/
Mupoko6764/
Mupoki6757/
Mupoke6751/
Mipoka674/
Mipaca671/
Muphoko62103/
Mupachi6270/
Mupaque621/
Mupokee621/
Mupeuke621/
Mupfeko621/
Muepokoo571/
Mipakeuh571/
Moupouki571/
Miphaikho53116/
Meuspaque537/
Mouspeiko531/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mupaka
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