Mpolu Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mpolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mpolu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpolu (14) may also be a first name.

Mpolu Last Name Facts

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

Mpolu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpolu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,403,590th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Mpolu live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 14 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpoolu915/
Mpoulu911/
Mpoulou831/
Mpouleu831/
Mpulu802,543/
Mpalu80351/
Mpelu8060/
Mpuhlu73261/
Mpuilu73234/
Mpaalu7337/
Mpuulu7326/
Mphalu7314/
Mphulu7312/
Mpahlu735/
Mpeliu734/
Mpaleu731/
Mpehlu731/
Bolu673,049/
Volu67227/
Mphehlu672/
Mpatlou671/
Mphuhlu671/
Mphahlu671/
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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 Mpolu
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