Mpanganya Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mpanganya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpanganya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia641:247,65515,017
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Mpanganya Last Name Facts

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

Mpanganya is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpanganya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Mpanganya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpanganya live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 247,655. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 61 percent live, Northern Province, where 30 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphananya894/
Mpanganja891/
Banganya82313/
Mpaganja824/
Mpanonya821/
Mpongonya781/
Baanganya781/
Baganya7513/
Batenganya741/
Bonganya71404/
Banganea7168/
Bangania717/
Banganha713/
Bangagna712/
Boonganya675/
Bonghanya674/
Bangangea674/
Banganija671/
Bangagnia671/

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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 Mpanganya
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