Mupenda Surname

43,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,002 people bear this surname

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

Mupenda Surname Definition:

Mupenda is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: caregiver. One who cares for those in need.

Mupenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo10,5421:7,008857
Zambia1,1501:13,7831,584
Zimbabwe981:157,53319,794
Namibia781:30,8904,700
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
England51:11,143,612252,590
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Mupenda (1,941) may also be a first name.

Mupenda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mupenda is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: caregiver. One who cares for those in need.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mupenda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mupenda occurs most in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mupenda.

How Common Is The Last Name Mupenda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,359th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,194 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mupenda are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mupenda is also the 172,127th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 1,941 people.

This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 10,542 people, or 1 in 7,008. Apart from The DR Congo Mupenda occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moupenda931/
Muipenda931/
Mupnda921/
Mupende863,745/
Mupinda86801/
Mupendi86110/
Mupendo8623/
Mipenda861/
Moupinda80202/
Moupende808/
Mupindai802/
Moupendi802/
Mupender801/
Mupuendo801/
Mipnda771/
Moupindah751/
Mupindi71398/
Mipendo71205/
Mupinde71151/
Mupindo7165/
Mipinda716/
Mipndo621/
Mipindo571/

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