Mpla Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Mpla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mpla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpla occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpla? popularity and diffusion

Mpla is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Mpla are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mpla is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Mpla is primarily found in: Matabeleland South Province, where 100 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 31 percent live and Cyprus, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mplla8910/
Mpilla80143/
Mplias8018/
Mpella8016/
Mplaya801/
Mpllas801/
Npla753/
Mply752/
Mple752/
Mplj751/
Mpillai7324/
Mpellah732/
Mpiella731/
Nppla671/
Mpled671/
Mplei671/
Mphlo671/
N'Pla671/
Mples671/
M'Plo671/
M'Ple671/

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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
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  • 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 Mpla
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