Mpale Surname
Approximately 808 people bear this surname
Mpale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 210 | 1:9,679 | 2,195 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Congo | 75 | 1:66,521 | 5,787 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Mpale (168) may also be a first name.
Mpale Demographics
Average Mpale Salary in
South Africa
R 108,528
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mpale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpale occurs most in Lesotho. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpale? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 427,422nd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. The surname Mpale occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpale are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 705,855th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 168 people.
Mpale is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 9,679. In Lesotho Mpale is primarily concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 38 percent reside, Berea District, where 18 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 16 percent reside and Tanzania, where 16 percent reside.
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.
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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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