Mpala Surname
Approximately 44,016 people bear this surname
Mpala Surname Definition:
Mpala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: emulate me.
Mpala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 25,564 | 1:2,890 | 316 |
| Zimbabwe | 13,853 | 1:1,114 | 48 |
| Uganda | 1,554 | 1:25,122 | 3,564 |
| Zambia | 1,001 | 1:15,834 | 1,782 |
| Tanzania | 659 | 1:80,336 | 8,249 |
| South Africa | 390 | 1:138,917 | 16,017 |
| Cameroon | 288 | 1:72,115 | 9,028 |
| Congo | 273 | 1:18,275 | 2,172 |
| Botswana | 193 | 1:11,331 | 2,140 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Mpala (7,851) may also be a first name.
Mpala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mpala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: emulate me.
Mpala Demographics
Average Mpala Salary in
England
£21,945
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Mpala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpala is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mpala.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpala is the 12,748th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 165,566 people. The surname Mpala is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpala reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 72,000th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 7,851 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 25,564 people, or 1 in 2,890. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Mpala Last Name Statistics demography
Mpala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.19% less than the national average, earning R 151,644 per year.
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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
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