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 in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 564,325th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpiya reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mpiya is also the 673,127th most frequently held first name globally, held by 183 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 203,525. Besides The DR Congo this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common 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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