Mpira Surname
Approximately 3,594 people bear this surname
Mpira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,536 | 1:6,750 | 973 |
| Gabon | 505 | 1:3,741 | 657 |
| Tanzania | 410 | 1:129,126 | 12,118 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Mpira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpira is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpira? popularity and diffusion
Mpira is the 126,449th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,027,698 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpira are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,536 people, or 1 in 6,750. Other than Malawi this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Gabon, where 14 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpaira | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mpirai | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mphira | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mpera | 80 | 526 | / |
| Mpiri | 80 | 286 | / |
| Mpura | 80 | 40 | / |
| Npira | 80 | 35 | / |
| Mpire | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mpiry | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mpiro | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mpiere | 73 | 903 | / |
| Mpieri | 73 | 300 | / |
| Mphiri | 73 | 193 | / |
| Mpeera | 73 | 69 | / |
| Mperga | 73 | 48 | / |
| Mpaire | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mpuire | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mpeiri | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mphura | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mphire | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpires | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mpurai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mpeire | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mpiroi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mpoire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpfiri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpairo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpiori | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpurra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mperay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bira | 67 | 11,940 | / |
| Vira | 67 | 9,708 | / |
| Mpehera | 67 | 15 | / |
| M'Petra | 67 | 6 | / |
| M'Piere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpierre | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mpira
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