Mpaji Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Mpaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpaji (2,888) may also be a first name.
Mpaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpaji is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpaji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,061,269th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. Mpaji is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpaji reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mpaji is also the 135,248th most widely held first name in the world, held by 2,888 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 346,024. In Tanzania Mpaji is mostly concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 41 percent live, Tanga Region, where 39 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mpaji exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpajji | 91 | 28 | / |
| Mpadji | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpai | 89 | 862 | / |
| Mpaj | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mpasi | 80 | 7,519 | / |
| Mpagi | 80 | 5,501 | / |
| Mpazi | 80 | 1,363 | / |
| Mpayi | 80 | 884 | / |
| Mpoji | 80 | 528 | / |
| Mpeji | 80 | 299 | / |
| Mphai | 80 | 105 | / |
| Mpaai | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mpaju | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mpaja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mpuji | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mpaje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpajo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpiji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpaiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Npaji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphasi | 73 | 1,546 | / |
| Mphagi | 73 | 324 | / |
| Mphayi | 73 | 57 | / |
| Mpasai | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mpachi | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mpaise | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mphazi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mpasoi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mpaisi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpahia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpaggi | 73 | 4 | / |
| M'Pasi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpaagi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpaiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpadzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpajee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpodji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphoji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpejie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpazzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpayis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaasi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpagia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baji | 67 | 27,370 | / |
| Mpay | 67 | 863 | / |
| Vaji | 67 | 561 | / |
| Mpei | 67 | 418 | / |
| Mpahije | 67 | 362 | / |
| Mpea | 67 | 323 | / |
| Mpahaje | 67 | 213 | / |
| Mpoi | 67 | 190 | / |
| Mpaa | 67 | 181 | / |
| Mpie | 67 | 106 | / |
| Mpoa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mpae | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mpau | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mpatchi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Npai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mpoj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Npaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphachi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpahazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpoudji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpousai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphasie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpaji
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