Mpalila Surname

152,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mpalila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpalila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,7301:27,0623,394
Tanzania1511:350,60725,844
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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 surname Mpalila has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpalila? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 152,649th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,528,642 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpalila live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mpalila is also the 283,475th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 830 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,730 people, or 1 in 27,062. Other than The DR Congo Mpalila occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpalile86544/
Mpalula8659/
Mpelila861/
Npalila861/
Mpalili861/
Mpalilo861/
Mpahlela8011/
Mphalela803/
Mphalula802/
Mpahlula802/
Balila774,986/
Valila77524/
Mphahlela75559/
Mphahlile7526/
Mphatlela7511/
Mphalaile751/
Baliola71757/
Balilia71412/
Balilah71291/
Balilaj71257/
Mpalulo71159/
Vallila71141/
Mpolela71128/
Baluila71109/
Mpelela7196/
Balilea7192/
Baliela7147/
Balilai7125/
Balaila7121/
Ballila7119/
Mphatlhela7113/
Mpelula719/
Bahlila715/
Balilay715/
Baloila712/
Baleila712/
Bailila712/
Balilha711/
Balilya711/
Mphathlela711/
Mpelilo711/
Bealila711/
Valilia711/
'Mphahlela711/
Baloilay67219/
Mpahlele6779/
Mpohlela6746/
Mphalulo6732/
Mphalele6719/
Baleilay677/
Balliola674/
Mpoluilo673/
Balloila673/
Mpahleli672/
Mphelela672/
Mphelula671/
Mpholela671/
Balhaila671/
Mpehlela671/
Mpahlelo671/
Mpoliele671/
Mpoulili671/
Beaulila671/
Bahalila671/
Bhalilia671/
Balailya671/

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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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