Mpanya Surname

53,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8,8251:8,3721,034
Lesotho2601:7,8181,716
South Africa1991:272,25027,005
Tanzania1761:300,80523,193
Uganda971:402,46725,105
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mpanya (291) may also be a first name.

Mpanya Last Name Facts

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

Mpanya is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mpanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,341st most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 761,022 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpanya live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 517,703rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 291 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 8,825 people, or 1 in 8,372. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Mpanya Last Name Statistics demography

Mpanya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.75% less than the national average, earning R 136,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphanya921,712/
Mpaanya922/
Mpanyae921/
'Mpanya921/
Mpannya921/
Mppanya921/
Mponya832,589/
Mpanja83294/
Mpania83225/
Npanya832/
Mpanyo831/
Mpagna831/
Mpanha831/
Mphonya7732/
Mpangia776/
M'Pania774/
Nphanya771/
Mpagnia771/
Mpanjja771/
Banya7316,795/
Vanya732,197/
Bannya671,404/
Mponyo67317/
Bhanya67210/
Banyah67207/
Baunya67133/
Banyea67131/
Banyay67124/
Mpanjo6768/
Bainya6763/
Bganya6734/
Vannya6731/
Vanyay6727/
Vaanya6714/
Banyoa675/
Baanya674/
Banhya672/
Vanyah672/
Vanhya672/
Vanjya672/
Mpamja672/
Vhanya672/
Npagna671/
Banyha671/
Beanya671/
Banyaa671/
Vanyea670/

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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 Mpanya
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