Mpai Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mpai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7061:76,7399,531
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
France121:5,535,227269,324
India111:69,733,217610,955
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Mpaï (1) are calculated separately.

Mpai (1,714) may also be a first name.

Mpai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpai occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant: Mpaï. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mpai.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpai? popularity and diffusion

Mpai is the 406,240th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,454,230 people. The last name Mpai is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mpai are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mpai is also the 185,478th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 1,714 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 706 people, or 1 in 76,739. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 44 percent live, Gauteng, where 43 percent live and Free State, where 6 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Mpai Last Name Statistics demography

Mpai earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.57% less than the national average, earning R 172,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpaï921/
Mpayi89884/
Mpaji89235/
Mphai89105/
Mpaai8912/
Mpais891/
Mpaiz891/
Mpaia891/
Mpi861,011/
Mpa86886/
Mphayi8057/
Mpahia804/
Mpaggi804/
Mpayis801/
Mpaiyo801/
Mphaie801/
Mpio752,001/
Mpay75863/
Mpah75642/
Mphi75467/
Mpei75418/
Mpea75323/
Mpoi75190/
Mpaa75181/
Mpie75106/
Mpha75100/
Mpoa7599/
Mpae7587/
Mpit7562/
Mpih7555/
Mpau7542/
M'Pa7523/
Mpat7515/
Mpas7514/
Npai7512/
Mpui756/
Mpyi756/
Mpis755/
Mpip755/
Mppi755/
Mpad753/
Mppa752/
Mmpa752/
Mpii752/
Nmpi752/
Mhpi752/
Mpaj752/
Mmpi751/
M'Pi751/
Mpid751/
Mpfa751/
Mpfi751/
Mpgi751/
Nmpa751/
Mpahije73362/
Mphahie731/
Mpoyi6725,996/
Mpoya674,056/
Mpuya673,928/
Mpaya672,136/
Mpayo67726/
Mpeya67666/
Mpiya67561/
Mpoji67528/
Mpaha67408/
Mpeji67299/
Mpooa67273/
Mpeyi67187/
Mphei67109/
Mpaye67101/
Mpahe6789/
Mphau6758/
Mphoi6755/
Mpuyi6748/
M'Poi6725/
Mpioh6719/
Mpiyo6717/
Mpeha6715/
Mpaju6712/
Mpoja679/
Mpawe679/
Mpahu677/
Mpaja676/
M'Pea675/
Mpaat674/
Mpass674/
Mpeja674/
Mpuja673/
Mpuji673/
Mpa'a673/
Mpuha672/
Mpaje672/
Mpihe672/
Mpuia672/
Mpast672/
Mbpoa672/
Mphoa672/
Mpash671/
Mphis671/
Mpiji671/
Mpish671/
M'Pay671/
M'Pei671/
Mpeio671/
Mpeis671/
Mpach671/
Mpadt671/
Mpajo671/
Mpieh671/
Mpiey671/
Mpiia671/
Mpija671/
Mpiye671/
Mpoie671/
Npayi671/
'Mpae671/
Mpays671/
Mpeat671/
Npaji671/
Mphay671/
Mpuoa671/
Mpioa671/
Mpats671/
Mpeae671/
M'Pio671/
Hmpaz671/

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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 Mpai
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