Mpanye Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1411:375,47227,321
Lesotho581:35,0446,291
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mpanye Last Name Facts

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

Mpanye is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpanye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpanye is the 1,177,228th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. Mpanye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpanye reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Njombe Region, where 96 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 3 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphanye92301/
Mpfanye92210/
Mpaunye9210/
Mpangaye869/
Mpange834,391/
Mpanje831,543/
Mponye83614/
Mpagne839/
Mpanhe836/
Mpanie831/
Mpanoe831/
Mphanje771,132/
Mpangie7762/
Mpanyia7748/
Mphange7711/
Mpaniya776/
M'Panhe776/
Mpainei771/
Mphanoe771/
Mpangee771/
Mphonye771/
Mponeye771/
Banye731,346/
Vanye73119/
Mpangayi71136/
Mpangaje71133/
Mpangaya7118/
Mpangeya711/
Mpangoue711/
Mponge67546/
Mpanji67377/
Mpanja67294/
Mponje67166/
Banyea67131/
Mponie67117/
Banyie67116/
Banyeh6732/
Bhanye6723/
Bannye678/
Banyep676/
Banyet674/
Mpanou673/
Banyed671/
Vanhye671/
Vanyhe671/
Banyoe670/
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
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  • 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 Mpanye
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