Mpolawa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mpolawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpolawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Mpolawa (32) may also be a first name.

Mpolawa Last Name Facts

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

Mpolawa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpolawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpolawa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 88 percent reside and Limpopo, where 13 percent reside.

Mpolawa Last Name Statistics demography

Mpolawa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.89% less than the national average, earning R 102,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpolowa8651/
Mpalawa862/
Mphalawa801/
Mpalaba71556/
Mpalawe711/
Mpulawo711/
Mphalawe67131/
Mpalewai674/
Mpalabo5721/
Mpolobo5721/
Mpolobe575/
Mpolobi571/
Mpallavi531/

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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 Mpolawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis