Mpamila Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpamila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpamila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3561:148,71213,532
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Mpamila Last Name Facts

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

Mpamila is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mpamila.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpamila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 785,023rd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpamila reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 148,712. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 39 percent live, Tabora Region, where 35 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 21 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpamela86292/
Mpamile8637/
Mpomila861/
Mphamela801/
Bamila7748/
Vamila778/
Bamuila71506/
Mpomela71163/
Bommila7198/
Bgamila7171/
Bamoila7134/
Vamaila7113/
Baumila719/
Bamiola717/
Bammila714/
Vamilia711/
Mpamulo711/
Bamaila711/
Bhamila711/
Vamilya710/
Boumaila671,154/
Mphomela67534/
Baumilas676/
Bamoilay674/
Mpamuley674/
Vamaaila673/
Mphamele671/

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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 Mpamila
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