Mpadwa Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mpadwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpadwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda851:459,28627,240
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Mpadwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpadwa is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpadwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpadwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mpadwa is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 459,286. In Uganda Mpadwa is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 35 percent reside, Namutumba District, where 20 percent reside and Mityana District, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Mpadwa exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpaddwa9216/
Mpatwa83200/
Mpadwe835/
Npadwa832/
Mpedwa831/
Mphadwe771,781/
Mpathwa7740/
Mphedwa7710/
Mphatwa771/
Badwa73445/
Mphathwa714/
Badway67916/
Mpotwa67269/
Badhwa6796/
Badwah6757/
Badwai6716/
Mpatwe6711/
Baudwa6711/
Vaudwa675/
Mpetwa674/
Baidwa674/
Bhadwa672/
Vaidwa671/
Badwas671/
Baydwa671/
Mpadue671/
Badwaj671/

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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 Mpadwa
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