Mpalazi Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Mpalazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 222 | 1:238,476 | 19,490 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mpalazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpalazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpalazi is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpalazi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,088,856th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpalazi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mpalazi is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 238,476. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 98 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Mpalazi exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphalazi | 93 | 6 | / |
| Mpalaza | 86 | 157 | / |
| Mpalasi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mpolazi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpelazi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpahlaza | 80 | 101 | / |
| Mpalashi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mpalachi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mphalasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpalatsi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Balazi | 77 | 292 | / |
| Valazi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mphahlaza | 75 | 134 | / |
| Mphalashi | 75 | 22 | / |
| Mpaliasis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balazsi | 71 | 563 | / |
| Mpalasa | 71 | 357 | / |
| Baladzi | 71 | 262 | / |
| Npalaji | 71 | 51 | / |
| Balazhi | 71 | 38 | / |
| Valazzi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Balazić | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mpolasi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mpalase | 71 | 9 | / |
| Balgazi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mpalage | 71 | 2 | / |
| Balazyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balazis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balazie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balaizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balazzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valiazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mphalasa | 67 | 366 | / |
| Ballazhi | 67 | 258 | / |
| Mpolaise | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mpolaisa | 67 | 85 | / |
| Mpalasha | 67 | 55 | / |
| Balazhyi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Balazich | 67 | 18 | / |
| Balaidzi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mpaliosa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Balazhiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpolaisi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Balyazid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpholozi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baladzhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpalatsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balajzai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balyazhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpahlasa | 67 | 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
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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 Mpalazi
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