Mpata Surname

49,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpata Surname Definition:

Mpata is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: valley.

Mpata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,9991:12,3151,542
Malawi2,0651:8,2901,269
Uganda1,3551:28,8113,968
South Africa5211:103,98812,572
Lesotho1661:12,2442,727
Congo1091:45,7724,292
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mpata (251) may also be a first name.

Mpata Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mpata is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: valley.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mpata is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: small fish.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mpata Last Name Facts

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

Mpata occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 49,399th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 699,649 people. Mpata occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpata are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 562,655th most frequent first name on earth, held by 251 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 5,999 people, or 1 in 12,315. Besides The DR Congo this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Mpata Last Name Statistics demography

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

Mpata earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.48% less than the national average, earning R 103,428 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpaata911,374/
Mphata91340/
Mpatha9162/
M'Pata9153/
Mpatta919/
Mpaeta918/
'Mpata913/
Mpatea911/
Mpatas911/
Mphatha83132/
Mpatuoa8319/
Mpeta805,149/
Mpota803,610/
Mpate803,076/
Mpati802,781/
Mpato80239/
Mpaty806/
Npata802/
Mpeautha771/
Mpheta73480/
Mphato73284/
Mphati73220/
Mpetta7384/
Mpathe7375/
Mphate7365/
Mpathi7364/
Mpuita7362/
Mpatho7334/
Mpatie7315/
Mpeeta7313/
Mpetah7313/
Mpatti7311/
Mpatio7310/
M'Peta7310/
Npatah739/
Mpatou735/
Mpaito734/
'Mpota732/
Mpaati732/
M'Pota732/
Mpaate731/
Mpotta731/
Mpeita731/
Mpatii731/
Mpatiy731/
Mpatte731/
M'Pati731/
M'Paty731/
Mpatoh731/
Mpoita731/
Npatas731/
Npatta731/
N'Pata731/
'Mpati731/
Mpatee731/
Mpatyi731/
Bata6763,744/
Vata6711,935/
Mphathi67504/
Mphatho6734/
M'Pouta676/
Mphathe675/
Mpaitoh673/
Mpatehe671/

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