Mpalani Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpalani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpalani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mpalani (47) may also be a first name.

Mpalani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpalani (Marathi: पलानी, Russian: Мпаланьи) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpalani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpalani is the 1,070,546th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Mpalani is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Mpalani live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 47 people.

This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Excluding Malawi Mpalani exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpalanyi931,057/
Mpalangi9313/
Mpahlani933/
Mphalani931/
Mphahlani887/
Mpalane86191/
Mpalana8619/
Mpolani861/
Mphalane80228/
Mpailane80147/
Mpalange80131/
Mpatlane8010/
Mpalanje807/
Mpolanyi806/
Mpahlane802/
Mpuolani801/
Mphalana801/
Mphailane75170/
Mphahlane75106/
Mphahlana758/
Mphatlane753/
'Mphalane751/
Mphatlhane7145/
Mpalone711/
Mpohloni671/
Mpholane671/
Mpfolane671/
Mpheulane63171/
Mphohloni632/
Mpheilane631/

Mpalani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mpalani in the Marathi language
पलानीpalani-
Mpalani in the Russian language
Мпаланьиmpalani-

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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 Mpalani
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