Mpaayo Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mpaayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpaayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1041:444,03823,626
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mpaayo (173) may also be a first name.

Mpaayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpaayo is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mpaayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpaayo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Mpaayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpaayo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 694,534th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 173 people.

The surname Mpaayo is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 444,038. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 95 percent reside, Makueni County, where 4 percent reside and Machakos County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Mpaayo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpaiyo831/
Mpaaya831/
Mpao80821/
Mpyo8036/
Mpaayia772/
Mphao73147/
Baayo7317/
Mpaho733/
Vaayo731/
Mphaho67698/
Baayou67564/
Baayoa6740/
Baayos6725/
Mpoyio678/
Mpayia676/
Mpoiyo676/
Mpajoa675/
Mpuyoa671/
Mpaaja671/
Mpahou671/
Mpaioa671/
Mpajja671/
Vaayoo671/
Baayoh671/
Mpoyoa671/
Mpagia671/

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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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  • 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 Mpaayo
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