Mpolya Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Mpolya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 362 | 1:146,248 | 13,342 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Mpolya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpolya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpolya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpolya? popularity and diffusion
Mpolya is the 770,644th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpolya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 146,248. In Tanzania it is most common in: Njombe Region, where 75 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 17 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mpolya
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