Mpalia Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Mpalia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Mpalia (10) may also be a first name.
Mpalia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpalia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpalia is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpalia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mpalia is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Mpalia is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mpalia are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mpalia is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
Mpalia is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya Mpalia is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 75 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 8 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Greece, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Mpalia
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