Mpaka Surname

26,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,280 people bear this surname

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

Mpaka Surname Definition:

Mpaka is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: boundary.

Mpaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo12,4571:5,931702
Angola3,7471:7,203937
Tanzania1,1561:45,7975,162
Uganda9641:40,4975,150
South Africa9631:56,2597,140
Congo4581:10,8931,460
Lesotho1511:13,4612,986
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Greece221:503,62763,727
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
France191:3,495,933219,029
Belgium181:638,70256,744
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Finland101:549,67032,186
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Mpaka (479) may also be a first name.

Mpaka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mpaka is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: boundary.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mpaka Last Name Facts

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

Mpaka occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpaka is the 26,530th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 359,346 people. The surname Mpaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpaka reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 388,635th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 479 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 12,457 people, or 1 in 5,931. Other than The DR Congo Mpaka occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Mpaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mpaka surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mpaka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 54.79% less than the national average, earning R 107,436 per year and in United States they earn 65.35% less than the national average, earning $14,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphaka913,716/
Mpauka91381/
Mpakai9126/
Mpakas9125/
Mpaaka9110/
Mpakoa915/
Mpacka915/
M'Paka913/
Mpaika912/
Mpakap911/
Mpakay911/
Mpakka911/
Mpakha911/
Mmpaka911/
Mpaukha8373/
Mphakha8363/
Mphaaka8314/
Mpakaya838/
Mphakoa831/
Mpaakaa831/
Mpako806,478/
Mpeka804,417/
Mpoka801,466/
Mpaki801,297/
Mpake8073/
Mpaca8025/
Npaka807/
Mpaqa802/
Mphoka731,833/
Mphaki731,288/
Mphake731,137/
Mphako73738/
Mpacko73552/
Mpakou73290/
Mpheka73132/
Mpeako73120/
Mpeake7354/
Mpeeka7344/
Mpeuka7333/
M'Paki7321/
Mpfeka7315/
Mpacas737/
Mpuika735/
Mpoika735/
Mpatca733/
M'Pake732/
Mpooka732/
Mpaiko732/
Mpakeu731/
Mpaake731/
Mpaike731/
Mpecka731/
Mpekka731/
Mpaako731/
Mpacky731/
Npakat731/
N'Paka731/
'Mpeka731/
Mphaqa731/
Mpakoi731/
Npakas731/
M'Packath714/
Baka6739,534/
Mphakho675/
M'Packo673/
'Mphaki673/
Mphakgo672/
Mphaake672/
'Mpeako671/
Mphakie671/
Mphakhe671/
Mpaccah671/
M'Pakou671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mpaka
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