Mpalale Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpalale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpalale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mpalale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpalale is found most frequently in Malawi. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mpalale.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpalale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpalale is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpalale reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mpalale is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Outside of Malawi it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 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
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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 Mpalale
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