Nputu Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

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

Nputu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nputu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Nputu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nputu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nputu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nputu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,198,640th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. Nputu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nputu reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Ukraine, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mputu80198,787/
M'Putu7334/
Mpustu7321/
Mphutu7310/
Mputut734/
Mputhu734/
Mpuitu734/
Mputtu734/
Mpputu731/
Mpuetu731/
Mputui731/
Mputuj731/
Mputuy731/
Mpuutu731/
Mmputu731/
Butu6712,215/
Mpoutou671,253/
Vutu67720/
Mphuthu6728/

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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
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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 Nputu
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