Mupala Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mupala Surname Definition:

Mupala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: the one who performs circumcisions.

Mupala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
India991:7,748,135165,146
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mupala (52) may also be a first name.

Mupala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mupala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: the one who performs circumcisions.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mupala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mupala (Marathi: मुपाला) is most common in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mupala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 495,028th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. The last name Mupala is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Mupala are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mupala is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 52 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 547 people, or 1 in 135,063. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.

Mupala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muppala923,235/
Mupalia92477/
Mupalla92228/
Mupalya9248/
Mupaala9229/
Mudpala9218/
Mupahla9216/
Mupalah9212/
Moupala925/
Mupatla923/
Mupalaa921/
Mupaila921/
Muppalla868,326/
Muppatla8693/
Muppaala8616/
Muspatla864/
Muppalaa863/
Mupaliah862/
Mutpalla861/
Mupela831,404/
Mupali83261/
Mipala83148/
Mupale8385/
Mupalo8327/
Mupola8322/
Muppaalla808/
Mushpatla805/
Mupaile77408/
Mupahlo77134/
Mupaale7765/
Muepela7734/
Muphola7727/
Mupehla7722/
Mupahle7718/
Muphale774/
Miepala773/
Moupela773/
Muppaly773/
Muppale772/
Mupalli772/
Mupayle771/
Mupuila771/
Mudpali771/
Mippala771/
Muspali771/
Mahupela71655/
Mutpalli7130/
Mudpalli7113/
Muphahlo718/
Muppalli712/
Mippalla711/
Mujphale711/
Mmgupali711/
Mupole67486/
Mupolo67440/
Mupelo6750/
Mipela6743/
Muchpalli672/
Mipola671/
Muthpalli671/
Mahupalli671/

Mupala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mupala in the Marathi language
मुपालाmupala85.71
मुपलाmupala14.29

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