Mpatwa Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpatwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpatwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1691:313,26423,875
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mpatwa (23) may also be a first name.

Mpatwa Last Name Facts

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

Mpatwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpatwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpatwa is the 1,185,157th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpatwa are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mpatwa is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 23 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 313,264. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 55 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 41 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Mpatwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mpatwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.31% less than the national average, earning R 120,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpathwa9240/
Mphatwa921/
Mphathwa864/
Mpotwa83269/
Mpadwa8386/
Mpatwe8311/
Mpetwa834/
Mphatwe77296/
Mphotwa77288/
Mpatuoa7719/
Mpaddwa7716/
Mpatwey771/
Mphethwa719/
Mphathwe711/
Mpadwe675/
Npadwa672/
Mpedwa671/
Mpotwe671/
Mphadwe621,781/
Mphedwa6210/
Mphothwe5784/
Mpadue501/

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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 Mpatwa
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