Mpiya Surname
Approximately 561 people bear this surname
Mpiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Uganda | 123 | 1:317,393 | 21,597 |
| Congo | 55 | 1:90,711 | 7,856 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Mpiya (183) may also be a first name.
Mpiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpiya is found most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 564,325th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpiya live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 183 people.
Mpiya is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 203,525. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent live and The Congo, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphiya | 91 | 655 | / |
| Mpoya | 80 | 4,056 | / |
| Mpuya | 80 | 3,928 | / |
| Mpaya | 80 | 2,136 | / |
| Mpeya | 80 | 666 | / |
| Mpiyo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Npiya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mpuia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpiia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpiey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpiye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpioa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphaya | 73 | 2,614 | / |
| Mpooya | 73 | 275 | / |
| Mpijja | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mpouya | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mpayah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mpoiyo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpahia | 73 | 4 | / |
| M'Peya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mmpaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpheya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mphioa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biya | 67 | 19,980 | / |
| Viya | 67 | 1,855 | / |
| Mpoy | 67 | 1,841 | / |
| Mpye | 67 | 1,199 | / |
| Mpay | 67 | 863 | / |
| Mpai | 67 | 862 | / |
| Mpei | 67 | 418 | / |
| Mpey | 67 | 348 | / |
| Mpea | 67 | 323 | / |
| Mpoi | 67 | 190 | / |
| Mpaa | 67 | 181 | / |
| Mpie | 67 | 106 | / |
| Mpoa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mpae | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mpuy | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mpau | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mpui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mphayah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpayaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Peiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpayahe | 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 Mpiya
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