Mupunga Surname

77,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mupunga Surname Definition:

Mupunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: rice.

Mupunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,5501:20,8112,633
Zimbabwe2,1501:7,181808
Zambia4331:36,6053,689
Namibia941:25,6324,115
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Mupunga (782) may also be a first name.

Mupunga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mupunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: rice.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mupunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mupunga is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mupunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mupunga is the 77,965th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,162,103 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mupunga reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mupunga is also the 293,371st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 782 people.

The surname Mupunga is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,550 people, or 1 in 20,811. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent reside and Zambia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muphunga9321/
Mupfunga9312/
Mupungai932/
Mupung'a931/
Mupuna92131/
Mupuga921/
Moupounga884/
Mipunga86658/
Muponga86217/
Mupungi86100/
Mupunha8625/
Muppuna8621/
Mupunge864/
Muphuna861/
Mupfuga861/
Miphunga80119/
Maupunay804/
Mipounga801/
Muphunha801/
Mupfungo801/
Maupunai801/
Mupona77558/
Mupoga7768/
Mupuno771/
Mupongo71583/
Mupumha71267/
Mupongi7155/
Muponge7110/
Muppona713/
Mipungo711/
Mupfaugo671/
Mupogo6213/
Mupumho5740/

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