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

Mupu (Hindi: मुपू) is found most in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mupu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 458,583rd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Mupu are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most common forename worldwide It is held by 69 people.

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

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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Footnotes

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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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