Mpogolo Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpogolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpogolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7331:72,2267,551
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpogolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpogolo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpogolo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 458,583rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. The last name Mpogolo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpogolo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 733 people, or 1 in 72,226. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 30 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 25 percent live and Njombe Region, where 24 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpongolo93245/
Mpogollo932/
Mphongolo88633/
Mpogola862/
Mpongola807/
Mpungolo801/
Bogolo77212/
Bongolo712,924/
Bougolo7154/
Mpogela7134/
Mpagulo716/
Bhogolo715/
Bogojlo711/
Bogollo711/
Bougollo6787/
Bongoolo6768/
Boungolo6765/
Bongollo6710/
Mpungulo676/
Mpangola673/
Mpangulo673/
Mphogela672/
Bhongolo671/
Bougoulo671/

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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 Mpogolo
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