Mpapi Surname
Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname
Mpapi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,292 | 1:40,976 | 4,686 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpapi (292) may also be a first name.
Mpapi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpapi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpapi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpapi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mpapi is the 277,914th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,231,548 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpapi live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mpapi is also the 516,683rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 292 people.
Mpapi is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,292 people, or 1 in 40,976. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 74 percent live, Tabora Region, where 10 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live. Besides Tanzania Mpapi exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpapai | 91 | 329 | / |
| Mpaphi | 91 | 66 | / |
| Mpapie | 91 | 62 | / |
| Mphapi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mpaapi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mphaphi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mpapa | 80 | 2,339 | / |
| Mpepi | 80 | 264 | / |
| Mpape | 80 | 137 | / |
| Npapi | 80 | 33 | / |
| Mpopi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mpapea | 73 | 254 | / |
| Mpaapa | 73 | 154 | / |
| Mpapha | 73 | 71 | / |
| Mpapay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpepie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpopoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| 'Mpapa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaphe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpopis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bapi | 67 | 1,562 | / |
| Vapi | 67 | 1,214 | / |
| Mphephi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mphepie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mpapeea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mpapaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mphopoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mphophi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mphapha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpapi
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