Nkupa Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nkupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Nkupa Last Name Facts

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

Nkupa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkupa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,882,912th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkupa live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngkupa9111/
N'Kupa911/
Nkupha911/
Nkupaai831/
Nkeupap831/
Nkupe80264/
Nkupo8051/
Nkipa8028/
Ncupa801/
Nkhupi7387/
Nkupho7361/
Nkuipo7317/
Nkuepo7313/
Nkupoh7311/
Nkuphe739/
Nkipai735/
Nkhupe733/
Nkoopa731/
Nkgupi731/
Nkuupe731/
Nkeupi731/
Nkupeh731/
Nkupit731/
Nkoupe731/
Nkoupi731/
Nkuipou6718/
Nkhupho672/
Nkoupot671/
Nkuepou671/
Nkuipet671/
Ncupi6013/
Ncupe604/
Nkipo601/
Ngcupe5584/
Ncuphe5514/
Nqipha5510/
Ngkipo552/
Nkoope551/
Ngcuphe5035/
N'Kiepo503/
Nkhoope501/

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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 Nkupa
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