Mpalate Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpalate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpalate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2121:249,72520,187
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mpalate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpalate is found most in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpalate? popularity and diffusion

Mpalate is the 1,133,308th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name Mpalate is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpalate are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 249,725. In Tanzania Mpalate is most common in: Njombe Region, where 96 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 2 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpalata86221/
Mpalati8621/
Mphalati801/
Mpalaata801/
Balate7722,993/
Valate77136/
Mphahlete751/
Ballate71376/
Valiate71132/
Vailate7164/
Balateu7160/
Valathe7156/
Valhate7139/
Bailate7138/
Balathe7125/
Vallate7125/
Mpelete7121/
Balaite7120/
Bhalate7120/
Balatei7111/
Valaite718/
Balhate718/
Bahlate713/
Balatte713/
Balaute712/
Balgate711/
Valatej711/
Balater711/
Mpaloti711/
Mpolote711/
Balatieh67293/
Balaster6737/
Vailatte6722/
Bailatte6712/
Balgaite6710/
Valiatte675/
Balaites674/
Ballaste672/
Vallathe672/
Baillate671/
Ballates671/
Valliate671/
Ballateh671/
Vahalate671/
Balatter671/
Balaatie671/

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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 Mpalate
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