Mpoleni Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Mpoleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpoleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mpoleni Last Name Facts

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

Mpoleni is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mpoleni.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpoleni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpoleni reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Mpoleni is most frequent in: North West, where 100 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Zambia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpohleni9318/
Mpolini861/
Mpaleni861/
Mpahleni801,740/
Mpolenge8048/
Mpalengi8027/
Mphaleni805/
Mpohlena801/
Mpalleni801/
Mphahleni7544/
Mpalene711/
Mpalenge6741/
Mpahlene672/

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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 Mpoleni
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