Mpao Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7731:95,57510,806
Lesotho421:48,3947,686
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748

Mpao (157) may also be a first name.

Mpao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpao is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 422,155th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,876,426 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpao are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mpao is also the 732,696th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 157 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 95,575. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphao89147/
Mpaho893/
Mphaho80698/
Mpaayo80105/
Mpaiyo801/
Mpahou801/
Mpoa7599/
Mpouo671,137/
Mpooa67273/
Mpoha67183/
Mpoho67105/
Mpoea6756/
Mpo'o6726/
Mpoua6726/
Mpoas6721/
Mpoah675/
Mphoa672/
Mbpoa672/
Mpuia672/
Mpuoa671/
Mpoat671/
Mpoaa671/

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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 Mpao
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