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 occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpalanyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpalanyi is the 346,158th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,894,556 people. The last name Mpalanyi 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 numerous given name in the world, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,043 people, or 1 in 37,430. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 24 percent reside, Mukono District, where 15 percent reside and Kampala District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.
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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