Mpale Surname

427,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2101:9,6792,195
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Congo751:66,5215,787
Botswana721:30,3746,067
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mpale (168) may also be a first name.

Mpale Last Name Facts

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

Mpale is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 427,422nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpale live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 705,855th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 168 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 9,679. In Lesotho Mpale is most common in: Mafeteng District, where 38 percent are found, Berea District, where 18 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 16 percent are found. Beside Lesotho this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 16 percent are found and Tanzania, where 16 percent are found.

Mpale Last Name Statistics demography

Mpale earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.33% less than the national average, earning R 108,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphale911,813/
Mpatle9114/
Mpaele9113/
Mpaler916/
Mpalee916/
Mpalei915/
Mpalle912/
Mpahle912/
Mpaleh911/
Mpaleu911/
Mpal8976/
Mphatle83257/
Mphaile83139/
Mphahle8353/
Mpahale834/
Mpayile834/
Mphalle833/
'Mphale832/
Mpajile831/
Mpayole831/
Mpala8044,016/
Mpele805,597/
Mpole801,294/
Mpali801,019/
Mpile80574/
Mpall8035/
Mpaly8021/
Mpaul8015/
Mhpal801/
'Mphatle771/
Mpehle73721/
Mphele73665/
Mphali73418/
Mphole73413/
Mpotle73334/
Mpilei73201/
Mpalla73158/
Mbpile73157/
Mphala73133/
Mpalli73127/
Mpaala73118/
Mpiele7366/
Mpauli7340/
Mpaali7333/
M'Pala7327/
Mpaula7318/
Mpalis7316/
Mpoule7316/
Mpalia7313/
M'Pele7313/
Mphile7312/
Mpoole739/
Mpolet739/
Mpatil738/
Mpohle738/
Mpalai737/
Mpatel736/
Mpiley736/
Mpaloa735/
Mpalya735/
Mpally734/
Mpolle734/
Mpoile733/
Mpoele732/
M'Paly732/
Mhpole732/
Mpelee732/
M'Pali732/
Mpaila732/
Mpaull731/
Mpgali731/
Mppala731/
Mpuele731/
Mpuile731/
Mpatli731/
Mpfali731/
Mpelei731/
Mpeley731/
Mmpala731/
Mmpele731/
Mmpole731/
Mbpala731/
Mphahahle715/
Mphaheele711/
Vale6794,643/
Bale6753,021/
Mpholle67431/
Mphohle67268/
Mpouele67261/
Mpol67173/
Mphalla6748/
Npal6743/
Mphehle6742/
Mpajila6721/
Mpayela6711/
Mpollet6710/
Mpheele677/
Mphaila677/
Mpahala674/
Mpoulet672/
Mphauli672/
Mpattel671/
Mpojole671/
Uambale671/
Mpouleu671/
Mpayila671/
Mpailoy671/
Mphalid671/
Mpoelle671/
Mmpehle671/
Mphahli671/
Mphelle671/
Mphotle671/
Mpothle671/
Mpeehle671/
M'Palla671/

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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 Mpale
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