Mpamela Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Mpamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mpamela (24) may also be a first name.
Mpamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpamela occurs most in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpamela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 910,497th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. Mpamela is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpamela live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mpamela is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 24 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Other than Malawi this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphamela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mpamila | 86 | 360 | / |
| Mpomela | 86 | 163 | / |
| Mpamala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mphomela | 80 | 534 | / |
| Mphamele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamela | 77 | 778 | / |
| Vamela | 77 | 189 | / |
| Mphomelia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bommela | 71 | 854 | / |
| Mpomele | 71 | 335 | / |
| Baumela | 71 | 99 | / |
| Mphahamele | 71 | 39 | / |
| Mpamile | 71 | 37 | / |
| Bammela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bhamela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vamelha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basmela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpomelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Npomela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpomila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaamela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamelai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bameela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mphomeli | 67 | 169 | / |
| Bommeela | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mphomele | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpamalio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mphomelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baimelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| 'Mphahamele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpam'olo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bameelas | 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 Mpamela
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