Mpaula Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Mpaula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mpaula (16) may also be a first name.
Mpaula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpaula Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpaula occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpaula? popularity and diffusion
Mpaula is the 4,649,889th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Mpaula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpaula are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 16 people.
The surname Mpaula is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda Mpaula is primarily found in: Kibuku District, where 93 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Malawi, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Mpaula
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