Mupu Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Mupu Surname Definition:

Mupu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: air.

Mupu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5521:239,58222,057
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Zambia331:480,30121,871
India291:26,450,530346,896
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mupu (69) may also be a first name.

Mupu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mupu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: air.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mupu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mupu (Hindi: मुपू) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mupu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mupu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 458,583rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. The last name Mupu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Mupu live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 69 people.

The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 552 people, or 1 in 239,582. In Indonesia Mupu is most common in: Bali, where 84 percent reside, West Nusa Tenggara, where 8 percent reside and Lampung, where 3 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muepu896,986/
Muppu891,260/
Maupu89365/
Mupeu8969/
Mudpu8949/
Mupuh8926/
Mupau8921/
Mupus8915/
Moupu8915/
Muspu896/
Mmupu894/
Muput894/
Muipu894/
Mujpu893/
Mutpu893/
Muphu892/
Mgupu891/
Maupeu80219/
Maupou80201/
Maupfu80163/
Mahupu8051/
Maupuy8032/
Moupou8028/
Muddpu8015/
Meupeu808/
Mupfui807/
Maupus803/
Mhuphu802/
Maupau801/
Muipfu801/
Muephu801/
Mudtpu801/
Mudpau801/
Mupuha801/
Muphus800/
Mipu7573/
Maupoux73305/
Meupeuh731/
Moupouh731/
Mushphu731/
Miepu675/
Moopu672/
Mippu671/
Moepu671/
Mouspous670/

Mupu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mupu in the Hindi language
मुपूmupu-

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