Mponda Surname

11,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mponda Surname Definition:

Mponda is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: step on the enemies.

Mponda 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
Malawi21,8541:78360
Tanzania20,0411:2,642360
Zambia3,8041:4,167506
DR Congo1,9841:37,2384,613
Zimbabwe1,3921:11,0911,423
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Congo51:997,81917,129
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
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Mponda (1,204) may also be a first name.

Mponda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mponda is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: step on the enemies.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Mponda Demographics

Average Mponda Salary in
England

£19,250

Per year
Rank:
83,077 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.00868E-5
Rank: 82,849 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
71.36%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Mponda Last Name Facts

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

Mponda is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mponda? popularity and diffusion

Mponda is the 11,395th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 147,835 people. Mponda is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mponda live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 228,266th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 1,204 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 21,854 people, or 1 in 783. Apart from Malawi this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 41 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.

Mponda Last Name Statistics demography

Mponda earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.98% less than the national average, earning R 97,488 per year.

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
Mphonda921,078/
Mpondah92132/
M'Ponda923/
Mpoenda921/
Mpounda921/
Mpondas921/
Mpondai921/
Mpondaa921/
Mpanda8327,411/
Mpondo838,700/
Mpondi831,755/
Mpunda831,297/
Mponde831,200/
Mpondy832/
Mpomda831/
Mphonde772,794/
Mphanda771,805/
Mphunda771,425/
Mpondyo77109/
Mpondie7736/
Mpondey7721/
Mpoundi7718/
Mphondo7712/
M'Pondo776/
Mpondje775/
M'Panda774/
Mpaanda771/
Mpomndo771/
Mpondou771/
M'Punda771/
M'Ponde771/
Mpaunda771/
Bonda7317,036/
Vonda73921/
Mpfoundi7111/
Mphundah714/
Mpatenda713/
Mpoundje712/
Mpoundou711/
Mmphanda711/
Mpfounde711/
M'Poundi711/
Mpande6729,834/
Mpando676,138/
Bondad675,881/
Bounda674,130/
Mpandi672,567/
Bondah671,096/
Bondaz671,054/
Mpunde67446/
Bhonda67438/
Vounda67291/
Bonday67247/
Bondea67234/
Bondoa67224/
Bondas67219/
Boonda67207/
Bondai67150/
Bondha67113/
Mpundo6789/
Boinda6778/
Mpundi6767/
Bondat6762/
Vhonda6738/
Npanda6737/
Bondaa6735/
Npondo6715/
Bondda6713/
Bondau678/
Vondaa678/
Bondaś678/
Bojnda674/
Mpandy674/
Bonnda673/
Mpomde672/
Mpamda672/
Bamnda671/
Buonda671/
Bomnda671/
Bondap671/
Vondai671/
Npunda671/
Mpomdo671/
M'Mphanda671/
Vondea671/
Vondau671/
Vonday670/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mponda
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