Mupwaya Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mupwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mupwaya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2431:65,2265,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mupwaya Last Name Facts

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

Mupwaya is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mupwaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mupwaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,032,007th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mupwaya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 65,226. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 39 percent live, Central Province, where 32 percent live and Southern Province, where 22 percent live. Barring Zambia Mupwaya exists in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mupwayi8619/
Mupwaha8613/
Mubwaya862/
Mupuaya861/
Muvvaya713/
Mubbaya712/
Mubweya711/
Mubuaya711/
Mupuayi711/
Mupwej621/
Mubuayi5734/
Mubweyi574/
Muvuayi571/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mupwaya
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