Mpondwa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mpondwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpondwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Mpondwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpondwa is found most in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mpondwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpondwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpondwa reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,761,102. In Zambia Mpondwa is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 56 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 44 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Pondwa934/
Mpondwe8610/
Mpandwa862/
Mpondwi861/
Mphendwa801/
Mphundwa801/
Bondwa77109/
Mpandwe71730/
Mpantwa71211/
Bhondwa717/
Bondway710/
Mphandwe6712/

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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 Mpondwa
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