Mpiyo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mpiyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpiyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mpiyo Last Name Facts

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

Mpiyo is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mpiyo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpiyo? popularity and diffusion

Mpiyo is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Mpiyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Mpiyo are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 88 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpoiyo916/
Mpaiyo911/
Mpoyo8045,189/
Mpayo80726/
Mpiya80561/
Mpuyo8030/
Mpeyo804/
Mpioe803/
Mpioa801/
Mpiye801/
Mpiey801/
Mpeio801/
Mpheio731,578/
Mphiya73655/
Mphoyo73288/
Mpiayi73123/
M'Poyo7359/
Mphioe7331/
Mpoyio738/
Mpeyou731/
Mmpoyo731/
Mphioa731/
Mpaiye731/
Biyo673,023/
Mpoy671,841/
Mpye671,199/
Mpoe67942/
Mpay67863/
Mpai67862/
Mpou67492/
Mpei67418/
Mpey67348/
Viyo67309/
Mpoi67190/
Mpie67106/
Mpoa6799/
Mpuy6782/
Mpui676/
Mpoj674/
M'Poyho671/
M'Poeyo671/

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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 Mpiyo
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