Mpela Surname

90,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpela Surname Definition:

Mpela is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: rhino.

Mpela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,9421:25,1123,164
South Africa1,4111:38,3974,933
Lesotho3181:6,3921,339
Tanzania3181:166,48314,737
Congo1931:25,8502,795
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
Botswana391:56,07510,323
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Show All Nations

Mpela (505) may also be a first name.

Mpela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mpela is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: rhino.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:

Mpela Demographics

Average Mpela Salary in
United States

$27,775 USD

Per year
Rank:
1,023,131 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.62836E-6
Rank: 1,008,429 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
64.37%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States

Mpela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpela (Arabic: مبلع) is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 90,110th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,369,582 people. The last name Mpela is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpela live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mpela is also the 376,889th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 505 people.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,942 people, or 1 in 25,112. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Lesotho, where 6 percent reside.

Mpela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mpela earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.82% less than the national average, earning R 197,664 per year and in United States they earn 35.63% less than the national average, earning $27,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphela9110,949/
Mpehla91268/
Mpetla9159/
Mpeula9125/
Mpiela9121/
Mpoela917/
'Mpela914/
Mpelya914/
M'Pela912/
Mpaela911/
Mpelah911/
Mphehla8318/
Mphella831/
Mpethla831/
Mpala8044,016/
Mpila806,757/
Mpele805,597/
Mpola803,415/
Mpeli801,379/
Mpelo801,104/
Npela802/
Mpyla801/
Mpely801/
Mpelé801/
Mphelo731,316/
Mphila73843/
Mpehle73721/
Mpahla73686/
Mphele73665/
Mpolya73369/
Mpehlo73334/
Mpuila73295/
Mpohla73161/
Mpalla73158/
Mphala73133/
Mpaala73118/
Mpiele7366/
Mpetle7357/
Mpaelo7355/
Mpitla7350/
Mphola7343/
M'Pala7327/
Mpalia7313/
M'Pele7313/
Mpolla7313/
Mpilya739/
Mpiola739/
Mpalai737/
Mpalya735/
'Mpeli734/
M'Pila734/
Mpolia734/
Mpilia733/
Mpaila732/
Mpelee732/
Mpehli731/
M'Pelo731/
Mpalah731/
Mbpala731/
Mmpele731/
Mmpala731/
Mpetlo731/
Mpeley731/
Mpelei731/
Mppala731/
Mpheli731/
'Mpelo731/
Mmpeli731/
Mhpola731/
Mpolai731/
Mpielo731/
Mpeliy731/
Vela67170,270/
Bela6738,761/
Mphehlo67528/
Mphohla67172/
Mphahla6767/
Mphalla6748/
Mphehle6742/
Mphetlo6715/
Mpetlho6712/
Mphaila677/
Mpheele677/
Mphello675/
Mphielo674/
Mpahala674/
M'Palla671/
Mpehele671/
Mmpehle671/
Mphelle671/
Mphilia671/
Mpeehle671/
Show All Similar Surnames

Mpela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mpela in the Arabic language
مبلعmbl-

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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Mpela
  • 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