Mpalanyi Surname
Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname
Mpalanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,043 | 1:37,430 | 4,839 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mpalanyi (10) may also be a first name.
Mpalanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpalanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpalanyi is most common in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpalanyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 346,158th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,894,556 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpalanyi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mpalanyi is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,043 people, or 1 in 37,430. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 24 percent live, Mukono District, where 15 percent live and Kampala District, where 14 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpalani | 93 | 232 | / |
| Mpalangi | 88 | 13 | / |
| Mpolanyi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mpahlani | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mphalani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mphahlani | 82 | 7 | / |
| Mpalane | 80 | 191 | / |
| Mpalana | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mpolani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphalane | 75 | 228 | / |
| Mpailane | 75 | 147 | / |
| Mpalange | 75 | 131 | / |
| Mpatlane | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mpalanje | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mpahlane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mpuolani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mphalana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mphailane | 71 | 170 | / |
| Mphahlane | 71 | 106 | / |
| Mphahlana | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mphatlane | 71 | 3 | / |
| 'Mphalane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mphatlhane | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mpalone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpohloni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mpholane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mpfolane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mpheulane | 59 | 171 | / |
| Mphohloni | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mpheilane | 59 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mpalanyi
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