Mpakanyi Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mpakanyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpakanyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Mpakanyi Last Name Facts

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

Mpakanyi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpakanyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpakanyi is the 4,772,636th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Mpakanyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpakanyi are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda Mpakanyi is mostly found in: Rakai District, where 47 percent live, Ssembabule District, where 13 percent live and Wakiso District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Rwanda, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpakani93476/
Mpakany93255/
Mphakani882/
Mpakanihe821/
Mpakane80310/
Mpakana8034/
Mpokani803/
Mphakane75194/
Mpakhane7533/
Mphakana757/
Mpakaine754/
Mphokani751/
Mpoikanis716/
Mmphakane711/
Mphakhane711/
Mpokane6737/
Mpokana678/
Mphokane63319/
Mphokana635/
Mpoikana631/
Mphokhane591/
Mpoqane5348/
Mpocane531/
Npacana531/
Mpotqane501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mpakanyi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis