Mwapule Surname

243,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwapule Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mwapule 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
Tanzania1,6211:32,6603,839
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwapule Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwapule has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mwapule click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwapule? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 243,808th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,457,215 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwapule live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,621 people, or 1 in 32,660. In Tanzania Mwapule is most common in: Songwe Region, where 66 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 32 percent live and Tanga Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent live and Scotland, 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
Muapule8641/
Mwapula868/
Mwapole863/
Mwaipole8053/
Mwaipula8012/
Mbapoule801/
Mwapaula801/
Muaphuile754/
Mbaipoule751/
Muapfuile751/
Mwapili71586/
Muapula7155/
Mbaipouley711/
Mwapola711/
Mwopole711/
Mwaipola67317/
Muapuila671/
Mwaipoli671/
Muaphuila634/
Muapilai534/
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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 Mwapule
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