Mpalaza Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpalaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpalaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Mpalaza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpalaza is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpalaza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpalaza is the 1,391,595th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpalaza reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 343,777. In Tanzania Mpalaza is most numerous in: Ruvuma Region, where 77 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 6 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Mpalaza exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Mpalaza Last Name Statistics demography

Mpalaza earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.14% less than the national average, earning R 104,220 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpahlaza93101/
Mphahlaza88134/
Mpalasa86357/
Mpalazi86226/
Mpalazo86220/
Mphalasa80366/
Mpalasha8055/
Mphalazi806/
Mpahlasa801/
Mpalatsa801/
Balaza771,695/
Valaza7712/
Valazza71435/
Balauza71129/
Balazza7162/
Balazia7135/
Vallaza7113/
Balazha7110/
Mpalase719/
Mpalasi716/
Balaaza716/
Balazat716/
Balyaza714/
Balazas714/
Balazad713/
Mpoloza713/
Balazsa712/
Mpalage712/
Balarza712/
Ballaza712/
Bhalaza712/
Mpalesa711/
Baalaza711/
Balgaza711/
Mpolazi711/
Vallazza67697/
Mpolaisa6785/
Balazadh6718/
Mpaliosa678/
Balhazaz676/
Balyaiza673/
Mphalasi671/
Balajzai671/
Balajzad671/

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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 Mpalaza
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