Mpapana Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Mpapana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpapana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mpapana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpapana occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpapana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpapana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mpapana is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 47 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 24 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 3 percent live.

Mpapana Last Name Statistics demography

Mpapana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 97% less than the national average, earning R 7,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphapana931/
Mphaphana888/
Mpapane86829/
Mpopana8612/
Mpapani863/
Mpapano861/
Mphapane806/
Mpophana801/
Mpapaine801/
Bapana771,501/
Vapana7718/
Mphaphane753/
Boppana717,547/
Baphana71571/
Bapanga71423/
Bapanna71138/
Mpopane7140/
Bapanah7132/
Npapane7132/
Bappana7130/
Bhapana7121/
Bapanai7110/
Mpaponi718/
Baipana715/
Baapana714/
Badpana713/
Bapaana711/
Mpopona711/
Bapanas711/
Vaphana711/
Vaipana711/
Bapanea711/
Vapaana711/
Boppanna67107/
Npaupane6791/
Baypanah6734/
Bappanad6730/
Baphanai6729/
Baphanau6712/
Baphanas676/
Bhapanna676/
Bappanna673/
Bhoppana672/
Bhaphana672/
Baphanay671/
Bouppana671/
Boppanea671/
Bapanaih671/
Baaphana671/
Baappana671/
Baphanah671/
Baphanad671/
Mpapoune671/
Mpoupena671/

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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 Mpapana
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