Mpalule Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpalule Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpalule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpalule Last Name Facts

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

Mpalule occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpalule? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpalule is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Mpalule occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpalule reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mpalule is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Mpalule is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 67 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphalule936/
Mphahlule881/
Mpalile86544/
Mpelule86183/
Mpalula8659/
Mpaluli8614/
Mpehlule8023/
Mphalula802/
Mpahlula802/
Mpalaula802/
Balule77521/
Valule7793/
Mphahlile7526/
Mphehlule755/
Baluile7121/
Bahlule7114/
Mpolole718/
Mpelile716/
Baloule712/
Valiule711/
Mpalili711/
Mpoloul711/
Baluley711/
Bhalule711/
Balgule711/
Bahloule6738/
Ballulle671/
Mpoliele671/
Balloule671/
Mphalola671/
Balgoule671/
Balulije671/

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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 Mpalule
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