Mpapale Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mpapale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpapale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1221:378,52421,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpapale Last Name Facts

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

Mpapale is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mpapale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpapale? popularity and diffusion

Mpapale is the 1,628,521st most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Mpapale is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpapale live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 378,524. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 7 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Mpapale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmpapale939/
Mpapele86208/
Mpapala8696/
Mpaphele803/
Mphapele801/
Bapale7730/
Vapale778/
Mpaephele7574/
Mphaphole755/
Mphaphali754/
Mphaphele751/
Mpepele71831/
Bappale71201/
Bhapale7176/
Mphaephele718/
Bajpale711/
Bapaley711/
'Mpaephele711/
Mpapoul711/
Mpapeli711/
Baipale711/
Bapalle711/
Vapaille67199/
Baapalle6721/
Bhaspale6710/
Bhajpale676/
Mpaipeli675/
Bappalle673/
Mpeppele672/
Mpaypeli671/
Babpalle671/
Bachpale671/
Bhaupale671/

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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 Mpapale
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