Mpombela Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Mpombela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
Mpombela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpombela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpombela has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpombela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,239,697th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpombela live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Apart from Malawi this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpembela | 88 | 3,982 | / |
| Mpambela | 88 | 106 | / |
| Mpomvela | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mpombele | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mpombola | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mphembela | 82 | 244 | / |
| Mphambela | 82 | 56 | / |
| Mpembelea | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mpembelah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bombela | 80 | 1,168 | / |
| Mpombolo | 75 | 275 | / |
| Bombiela | 75 | 107 | / |
| Mpambala | 75 | 49 | / |
| Mpumbila | 75 | 27 | / |
| Bombelay | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mpambila | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bombelaj | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mpumbele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Voumbela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bombelas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpembelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bombeila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mphambala | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mpambaala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mpaambala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bambela | 67 | 1,632 | / |
| Bombelo | 67 | 541 | / |
| Bombila | 67 | 203 | / |
| Vambela | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bonbela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mpoumbilie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpombela
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