Mpatiwa Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mpatiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpatiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mpatiwa (52) may also be a first name.

Mpatiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpatiwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mpatiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpatiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Mpatiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpatiwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mpatiwa is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 52 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe Mpatiwa is most frequent in: Matabeleland South Province, where 50 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 47 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpathiwa931/
Mphatiwa931/
Mphathiwa8858/
Mpetiwa8643/
Mpotywa7169/
Mpotjwa7116/
Mpetywa712/
Mpateba711/
Mphotywa6754/
Mphetywa674/
Mpattuva671/
Npotywa571/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mpatiwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis