Mpalila Surname
Approximately 2,882 people bear this surname
Mpalila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,730 | 1:27,062 | 3,394 |
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mpalila (830) may also be a first name.
Mpalila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpalila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpalila is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mpalila.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpalila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mpalila is the 152,649th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,528,642 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpalila are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 283,475th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 830 people.
Mpalila is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,730 people, or 1 in 27,062. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpalile | 86 | 544 | / |
| Mpalula | 86 | 59 | / |
| Mpelila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Npalila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpalili | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpalilo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpahlela | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mphalela | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mphalula | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpahlula | 80 | 2 | / |
| Balila | 77 | 4,986 | / |
| Valila | 77 | 524 | / |
| Mphahlela | 75 | 559 | / |
| Mphahlile | 75 | 26 | / |
| Mphatlela | 75 | 11 | / |
| Mphalaile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baliola | 71 | 757 | / |
| Balilia | 71 | 412 | / |
| Balilah | 71 | 291 | / |
| Balilaj | 71 | 257 | / |
| Mpalulo | 71 | 159 | / |
| Vallila | 71 | 141 | / |
| Mpolela | 71 | 128 | / |
| Baluila | 71 | 109 | / |
| Mpelela | 71 | 96 | / |
| Balilea | 71 | 92 | / |
| Baliela | 71 | 47 | / |
| Balilai | 71 | 25 | / |
| Balaila | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ballila | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mphatlhela | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mpelula | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bahlila | 71 | 5 | / |
| Balilay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Baloila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baleila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bailila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Balilha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balilya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mphathlela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpelilo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bealila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valilia | 71 | 1 | / |
| 'Mphahlela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baloilay | 67 | 219 | / |
| Mpahlele | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mpohlela | 67 | 46 | / |
| Mphalulo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mphalele | 67 | 19 | / |
| Baleilay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Balliola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpoluilo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Balloila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpahleli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphelela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphelula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpholela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balhaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpehlela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpahlelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpoliele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpoulili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaulila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahalila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhalilia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balailya | 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
- 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 Mpalila
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