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
The last name Mpaula occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpaula? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Mpaula is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpaula reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mpaula is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name in the world, held by 16 people.
The surname Mpaula is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kibuku District, where 93 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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