Mpande Surname

18,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mpande Surname Definition:

Mpande is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: a type of royal head dress.

Mpande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo10,4801:7,050867
Zambia10,3501:1,531217
South Africa2,6831:20,1932,555
Zimbabwe2,5811:5,981633
Uganda1,5371:25,4003,606
Tanzania1,0921:48,4815,427
Cameroon7681:27,0433,682
Namibia2211:10,9022,057
England401:1,392,95161,553
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
United States161:22,653,683662,747
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mpande (2,300) may also be a first name.

Mpande Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mpande is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: a type of royal head dress.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mpande is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: a traditional tall ceremonial head dress worn by warriors.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mpande is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: knee cap.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mpande Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpande (Marathi: ंपांडे, Russian: Мпанде) is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpande? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,486th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 244,270 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpande reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 155,407th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 2,300 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 10,480 people, or 1 in 7,050. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 35 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Mpande Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mpande earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 40.46% less than the national average, earning R 141,492 per year and in United States they earn 27.34% less than the national average, earning $31,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphande9244,132/
Mpander9278/
M'Pande9221/
Mpandey9221/
Mpandie928/
Mpandhe923/
Mpandje922/
Mbpande921/
Mpannde921/
Mpandeth861/
Mpanda8327,411/
Mpandi832,567/
Mponde831,200/
Npande8368/
Mpandy834/
Mpamde833/
Mphonde772,794/
Mphanda771,805/
Mpandit77640/
Mpondie7736/
Mpondey7721/
Npandey779/
Mphandi778/
Mpondje775/
M'Panda774/
Mpaundi774/
Mpandhi772/
Mbpandi771/
Mpaunda771/
Mphamde771/
M'Ponde771/
Mpaanda771/
N'Pande771/
Bande73120,390/
Vande734,545/
Mpoundje712/
Mmphanda711/
Mpfounde711/
Mpandhit711/
Mponda6749,295/
Bhande6712,904/
Bander673,179/
Bandes671,925/
Mpondi671,755/
Bandey671,039/
Bandez67646/
Vandhe67622/
Bandhe67609/
Bandet67592/
Vandee67313/
Bandea67297/
Vhande67286/
Bandeh67200/
Bandje67199/
Bandei67167/
Bandie6787/
Bainde6762/
Bandee6761/
Baunde6759/
Bandge6751/
Beande6746/
Vandey6745/
Baande6743/
Npanda6737/
Banded6730/
Bannde6722/
Bandde6714/
Bandeu6714/
Vannde6711/
Vandea6711/
Vainde674/
Bandej673/
Mpomde672/
Vaynde672/
Mpondy672/
M'Mphanda671/
Hvande671/
Vaunde671/
Veande671/
Vandei671/
Bahnde671/
Hbande671/

Mpande Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mpande in the Marathi language
ंपांडेmpande-
Mpande in the Russian language
Мпандеmpande-

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