Mpalo Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mpalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Botswana1541:14,2012,743
Zambia251:633,99725,256
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpalo (61) may also be a first name.

Mpalo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mpalo Come From? nationality or country of origin

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

How Common Is The Last Name Mpalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpalo is the 558,412th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The last name Mpalo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpalo reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mpalo is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 61 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Botswana, where 27 percent are found.

Mpalo Last Name Statistics demography

Mpalo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.73% less than the national average, earning R 117,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphalo911,675/
Mpaulo91534/
Mpahlo9170/
Mpaelo9155/
Mpaloa915/
Mpalos912/
Mpallo912/
Mphallo8318/
Mpaahlo831/
Mpahloo831/
Mpaulos831/
Mphahlo831/
Mpailoy831/
Mpatlou831/
M'Paulo831/
Mpala8044,016/
Mpolo8011,365/
Mpelo801,104/
Npalo801/
Mpholo732,081/
Mphelo731,316/
Mpollo73726/
Mpahla73686/
Mpohlo73641/
Mpehlo73334/
Mpalla73158/
Mphala73133/
Mpaala73118/
M'Pala7327/
M'Polo7324/
Mpoulo7321/
Mpaula7318/
Mpalia7313/
Mpalya735/
Mpolos733/
Mpoloi732/
Mpotlo732/
Mpatla732/
Mpaila732/
Mpoloh731/
Mpalah731/
Mbpala731/
Mpoilo731/
Mmpala731/
Mpaela731/
'Mpelo731/
Mpaleu731/
Mpasla731/
M'Pelo731/
Mppala731/
Npahlo731/
Balo6728,390/
Valo676,285/
Mphehlo67528/
Mphahla6767/
Mphalla6748/
Mpolloh6710/
Mphaila677/
Mphohlo675/
Mphello675/
Mpallas674/
Mpahala674/
Mphoolo672/
Mmpholo671/
Mpothlo671/
Mphatla671/
Mpoulou671/
M'Palla671/

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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 Mpalo
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