Mpalaye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mpalaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mpalaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpalaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpalaye is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpalaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpalaye is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Mpalaye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpalaye live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Mpalaye is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 50 percent live and Tabora Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Mpalaye exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpaliye | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mpelaye | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mpalawe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mphalawe | 80 | 131 | / |
| Balaye | 77 | 1,056 | / |
| Valaye | 77 | 294 | / |
| Mpalai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mpalee | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mpalei | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mpaloa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mpaleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balayet | 71 | 589 | / |
| Valayee | 71 | 126 | / |
| Mpaleje | 71 | 117 | / |
| Mpeluye | 71 | 63 | / |
| Balayeh | 71 | 30 | / |
| Bhalaye | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ballaye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mpelaje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Balyaye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mpoleye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Balgaye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mpalija | 71 | 3 | / |
| Baulaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vallaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valayeh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mpolayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valhaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpoliye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpailoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balay | 67 | 6,929 | / |
| Valay | 67 | 1,448 | / |
| Balae | 67 | 629 | / |
| Balye | 67 | 264 | / |
| Mphaleya | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mpalijja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpaalija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vallayeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Balayett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ballayes | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mpalaye
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