Mupapa Surname
Approximately 949 people bear this surname
Mupapa Surname Definition:
Mupapa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: carpenter.
Mupapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 536 | 1:28,803 | 4,427 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Zambia | 41 | 1:386,583 | 19,508 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Mupapa (50) may also be a first name.
Mupapa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mupapa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: carpenter.
Mupapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mupapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mupapa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mupapa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mupapa? popularity and diffusion
Mupapa is the 376,758th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,679,184 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mupapa live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 50 people.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 536 people, or 1 in 28,803. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 54 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 11 percent live and Harare Province, where 11 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Mupapa exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Zambia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moupapa | 92 | 8 | / |
| Mupaipa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mupaapa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mupapah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muspapha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mupfapfa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mupepa | 83 | 605 | / |
| Mupopa | 83 | 367 | / |
| Mipapa | 83 | 129 | / |
| Mupapi | 83 | 62 | / |
| Mupape | 83 | 38 | / |
| Moupepa | 77 | 56 | / |
| Mipappa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mupaipi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maupaipi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Muppopah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mupopo | 67 | 265 | / |
| Mupope | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mupepo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mupopi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mupopoy | 62 | 34 | / |
| Mupfopo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mupfopfo | 57 | 83 | / |
| Mipopo | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Mupapa
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