Mpakaniye Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mpakaniye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mpakaniye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3751:104,10510,341
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mpakaniye (77) may also be a first name.

Mpakaniye Last Name Facts

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

Mpakaniye occurs most in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpakaniye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 619,831st most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,692,633 people. The surname Mpakaniye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpakaniye reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most widely held first name on earth, held by 77 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 104,105. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kisoro District, where 32 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 17 percent are found and Mubende District, where 8 percent are found. Not including Uganda Mpakaniye exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Rwanda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpakaniiye951/
Mpakanyiye951/
Mpakanye9412/
Mpakaniya891/
Mphakanye891/
Bakanye7525/
Bakanie7510/
Vakaniyo713/
Bakaniya711/
Vakhaniya6759/
Bhakaniya673/
Batkaniya672/
Bakonniye671/
Bahakanye671/
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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 Mpakaniye
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