Mpalirwa Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Mpalirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mpalirwa (22) may also be a first name.
Mpalirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpalirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpalirwa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpalirwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 887,624th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpalirwa live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mpalirwa is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 22 people.
The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 251,291. Besides The DR Congo Mpalirwa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpalira | 93 | 497 | / |
| Mbalirwa | 88 | 199 | / |
| Mpilirwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mpalirha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mubalirwa | 82 | 124 | / |
| Moepalira | 82 | 36 | / |
| Mbaliirwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mabalirwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbalira | 80 | 341 | / |
| Mpulira | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mpilira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpalara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mubalirhwa | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mapaliro | 75 | 105 | / |
| Mpilirwe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mbaliira | 75 | 16 | / |
| Mopalwar | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mbulirwa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mbalirwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mpahlara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpuulira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpuliira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbilirwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mapalara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maplir | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mpaler | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mbalawira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbawulira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbalir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbuulirwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miapalrao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbalire | 67 | 956 | / |
| Mipalar | 67 | 144 | / |
| Mbaliri | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mbaliro | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mbalior | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mwaplir | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mbalara | 67 | 11 | / |
| Meoplir | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mpalari | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mpulire | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbulira | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbalora | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mapulir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mabilir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbalera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mepalar | 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
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- 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 Mpalirwa
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