Napunda Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Napunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Napunda 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
Tanzania1951:271,49521,426
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Napunda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Napunda has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Napunda.

How Common Is The Last Name Napunda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,189,614th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Napunda live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 271,495. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 96 percent live and Lindi Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Tanzania Napunda occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 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
Ngapunda931/
Nepunda86385/
Napundi861/
Napunde861/
Ngopunda801/
Napfounde7515/
Napfoundi751/
Napondo71114/
Napondi716/
Nophinda675/
Napondou671/
Naiphondi637/
Naphondee633/
Noipundee631/
Naiphondee591/
Nopondo57196/
Nophondo5336/
Noupondie502/
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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 Napunda
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