Mpakata Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpakata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpakata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mpakata Last Name Facts

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

Mpakata is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpakata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,011,991st most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpakata reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 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 Mpakata
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