Mpalala Surname

263,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mpalala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpalala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1261:48,1156,135
Tanzania2811:188,40416,240
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpalala Last Name Facts

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

Mpalala occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mpalala.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpalala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 263,444th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,900,838 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpalala reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,126 people, or 1 in 48,115. In South Africa Mpalala is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Mpalala Last Name Statistics demography

Mpalala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.8% less than the national average, earning R 116,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphalala93322/
Mpahlala932/
Mpalaula932/
Mhphalala881/
Mpalale86167/
Mpalali865/
Mphalalo80419/
Mphalale80158/
Mphalali8036/
Mphalela803/
Mphalola801/
Balala777,677/
Valala77824/
Mphalaile751/
Mphahlale751/
Vallala715,537/
Bhalala71673/
Balalau71379/
Balalah71307/
Balalia71304/
Balalas71289/
Baalala71241/
Ballala71216/
Vailala71188/
Balalay71114/
Balalla7124/
Balayla7123/
Valalla7121/
Balaila7121/
Balalad7112/
Balalai719/
Balalya716/
Valaala715/
Balaula714/
Balalaa714/
Balaala713/
Vaylala712/
Baylala711/
Bailala711/
Valaula711/
Balalat711/
Balaloa711/
Bahalala67227/
Ballalai6794/
Balaslah6751/
Balialia6739/
Balgalla6734/
Vallalla6717/
Bhalalai6713/
Mpahlela6711/
Bhalalad679/
Mpelaulo679/
Ballalla677/
Bhalalaj677/
Vallalay676/
Bhalalah674/
Bhalalau673/
Balyalya673/
Balaslas672/
Balatlat672/
Balyaula672/
Valaulah671/
Mpahlelo671/
Balallas671/
Valhalla671/
Balalass671/
Balailya671/
Bailalas671/
Valialla671/
Bhalalas671/
Balalaph671/
Balhaila671/
Bhalalat671/
Bhalalap671/
Valallay670/

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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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  • 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 Mpalala
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