Nkupe Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkupe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2491:212,61717,846
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Nkupe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkupe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkupe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 978,274th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname Nkupe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkupe reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 212,617. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 96 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkuphe919/
Nkhupe913/
Nkuupe911/
Nkoupe911/
Nkupeh911/
Nkup89185/
Nkuipet831/
Nkupa8097/
Ncupe804/
Nkoup803/
Nkipe801/
Nkhupi7387/
Ngcupe7384/
Ncuphe7314/
Ngkupa7311/
Nkupit731/
Nkgupi731/
N'Kupa731/
Nkupha731/
Nkeupi731/
Nkoupi731/
Nkoope731/
Ngcuphe6735/
Nkupaai671/
Nkhoope671/
Nkub671/
Ncup671/
Ncupi6013/
Nkoop601/
Ncupa601/
Nkipi601/
Nkipai555/
Ncoepe551/
Nqoepe551/
Nkippi551/
Nkubowa501/

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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
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  • 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 Nkupe
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