Mpankela Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mpankela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mpankela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mpankela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpankela is found most in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mpankela.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpankela? popularity and diffusion

Mpankela is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Mpankela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpankela live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mpankela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Besides South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpankala8884/
Mpankele881/
Bankela8055/
Mpounkeila781/
Vankeela756/
Vankelau751/
Mphancele711/
Bonkela6735/
Bankila6713/
Mpounkaila676/
Bancela675/
Bankelo673/
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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 Mpankela
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