Mpakani Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpakani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpakani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Uganda401:975,98242,738
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpakani (15) may also be a first name.

Mpakani Last Name Facts

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

Mpakani is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpakani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 639,219th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpakani are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Other than Malawi Mpakani exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Mpakani
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